To provide an alternative to the use of oxygen cylinders in live transport bins, Seafood Transportation Developments (STD) initiated development of an aeration unit which could be fitted to the live bins. The system provides oxygen to the live fish by air diffusion at a high flow rate through an air...

There has been recent revitalization of the West Australian pearl culture industry to a stage where annual production is now worth about $40 million. Mortalities of pearl shell transported to the culture farms and concerns regarding the state of pearl oyster stocks stimulated a series of research...