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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1996-302
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of the aquaculture capability of the brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)

In order to provide for future growth of the Australian prawn aquaculture industry, there is a need to take a longer-term strategic view and develop production technology for alternative species that can support an export market but do not have the intense overseas competition of the current major...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Resource Access And Allocation
Reproduction
Population Dynamics
Nutrition
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1996-301
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Diagnosis and prevention of the mid-crop mortality syndrome of pond-reared black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon)

The project has created knowledge which has led to the outcome of better health management on Australian prawn farms. Changes to farm practices have occurred where whole-farm destocking and pond disinfection are applied as a hygiene practice following a season where crop declines or failures are...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Mortality
Invasive Species
Husbandry
Food Safety
Disease
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1996-285
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Identification of environmental factors, with particular reference to acid sulfate soil runoff, causing production losses in Sydney rock oysters

The study has confirmed that estuarine acidification, associated with drainage of acid sulfate soils, reduces growth rates and survival in Sydney rock oysters leading to significant production losses. The work has also demonstrated that acidification is not a factor in outbreaks of QX disease. The...
ORGANISATION:
UNSW Sydney
TAGS
Pollution
Oceanography
Mortality
Environmental Impact
Disease
SPECIES
Native Oyster
Environment
Environment
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