The overall goal for shellfish culture limited (SCL) is to make tetraploid technology work as effectively as anywhere in the world. In many ways, SCL is ahead of the game, with dedicated facilities and technicians to pursue this goal. There is currently only a hand full of commercial operations...

The recruitment of fouling or pest organisms to cultured oysters and growing infrastructure imposes a major financial impost for oyster culture throughout Australia and serves as a particular deterrent to industry expansion in certain regions. Oyster farmers have a range of management options such...

The Australian national Pacific oyster selective breeding program commenced in 1998. In 2005, after 6 generations of breeding, it was apparent that there were limitations to the breeding strategy. The first was a lack of understanding of which genetic traits to select. Whilst the program...