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Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-084
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Enhancement and farming of scallops in NSW using hatchery produced seedstock

This is a report on the second stage of a two part program investigating hatchery production, farming and seeding of the commercial scallop, Pecten fumatus. A total of more than four million scallop spat were produced for farming trials and over 250 000 scallops ranging in size from 20-60 mm were...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Husbandry
Aquaculture
Environment
Industry
Industry
Adoption
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Understanding the factors contributing to decreased school prawn productivity in Camden Haven Estuary and associated lakes, to target ameliorative actions

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) presents new information exploring the effect of catchment-derived stressors on Eastern School Prawn. Declines in School Prawn productivity over decadal time scales have been reported anecdotally across many estuaries in New South Wales, and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Rac Nsw
Physiology
Fishing Gear
Estuarine
Climate Adaptation
SPECIES
School Prawns
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1989-081
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Red spot disease of sea mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Results of a previous FIRTA-funded project (86/53) indicated that red spot disease (RSD), a cutaneous ulcerative disease of estuarine fish, is caused by a number of interacting factors. The study showed that lower catchment rainfall is an important determinant of RSD outbreak occurrence. The study...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-215
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Coastal floodplain management in eastern Australia: barriers to fish and invertebrate recruitment in acid sulphate soil catchments

Estuarine habitats, and in particular coastal floodplains and wetlands, provide essential nursery habitat for a large number of fish and prawn species, many of which are commercially and recreationally significant. Human activities on coastal land, such as those associated with grazing and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Habitat
Agriculture
Environment
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