The overall objective of this study is to provide critical background knowledge to support the reexpansion of Queensland oyster aquaculture, which has been experiencing low levels of production since the 1920s. Once the epicentre of the oyster industry in Australia (Schrobback, 2015),...
The CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) Fish Diseases Laboratory (AFDL), in collaboration with Biosecurity Queensland, conducted a laboratory-based evaluation of commercially available point-of-care (POC) tests designed to detect white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the field. The...
Protoplast technology has the potential to revolutionize the seaweed aquaculture industry. The protoplast is a living plant cell without a cell wall, protoplasts offer opportunities for mass propagation and plant regeneration. The remarkable potential of protoplast technology in the seaweed...
These guidelines were developed as part of Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) project number 2019-086: Development of a national sector-specific biosecurity plan guideline and template for the farmed freshwater native finfish industry of Australia and in accordance with:
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In this project, we developed guidelines to provide the Australian sea-cage finfish (non-salmonid) industry with the tools and templates to create an auditable farm biosecurity plan. Consideration was given to the current farming of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi), southern bluefin tuna...
This report provides an assessment of the utility of RNA/DNA ratio as a method for early prediction of high performing abalone broodstock. The study was carried out on farmed Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis laevigata) whereby families were produced and resulting progeny were reared using commercial...