Crayfish plague and epizootic ulcerative syndrome are two fungal diseases that affect freshwater crayfish and freshwater finfish, respectively. Crayfish plague, which is caused by Aphanomyces astaci, is exotic to Australia, but is capable of causing massive stock losses of up to 100% which would be...

The Future Oysters CRC-P project (CRC-P 2016-553805; Future Oysters) was funded by the Australian Government’s Business Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program, which is managed by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS). The Future Oysters CRC-P project was developed to...

To conduct a short term lab placement at the Marine Laboratories in Aberdeen to gain skills in new techniques including producing and maintaining primary cell cultures from gill explants and tissues. This research travel grant allowed the author to conduct a short term lab placement at the Marine...

NSW DPI conducted a series of experiments and commercial-scale production to investigate the viability of producing advanced juvenile yellowtail kingfish (YTK, Seriola lalandi) at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI) during March 2016 - December 2018. There is a significant shortfall of...