Information about growth and mortality are important in the management of resources because these provide us with an understanding about the productivity of the target population. Estimates are used to assess the impact of fishing upon the target population and the effectiveness of various scenarios...

The Select Oyster Company breeding plan has been amended to include a comprehensive manual of protocols for pair mating Sydney rock oysters (4.1). The association between phenoloxidase (PO) and QX resistance has been confirmed and a sensitive test for PO genotypes has been developed so that the...

Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis vims (EHNV) was the first virus isolated from finfish in Australia. It causes outbreaks of disease in wild redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) and also in hatchery reared rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss). The principal aim of this project, which was to develop a...