In an external, independent review of the performance of the subprogram over the past 6-7 years, the industry strongly endorsed the FRDC in managing the subprogram. This endorsement included the selection of R&D topics of high strategic and commercial importance to industry, use of appropriate...

This project is a revision of FRDC Project 2001/033 which was originally titled Enhancement of the NSW blacklip abalone fishery using hatchery produced seed. The original project included a significant cash contribution from the NSW Abalone Fishing Industry but unfortunately after FRDC approved the...

Several critically important steps to achieving the central long-term aim of this project namely, cost-effective enhancement of abalone fisheries using hatchery produced seed stock, were achieved. The first was year-round controlled temperature conditioning and spawning of captive broodstock. This...