Before this project our knowledge of the effects of husbandry on Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD) was limited. This project allowed on-farm assessment of effects of husbandry procedures and stock characteristics on AGD severity. Furthermore, we investigated the potential to re-use fresh water for...
Infection by marine Vlbrlo bacteria is still considered to be
the major opportunistic cause of mass mortalities of pearl
oysters (Pinctada maxima} on farm lease sites in the north
west of Western Australia. Vibriosis of P. maxima was found
to occur following some form of stressful husbandry...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
The Western Australian Research Laboratories began investigating the feasibility of artificially propagating the silverlip or goldlip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima, in 1982 and culminated its study by operating a pilot-scale, seasonal hatchery at the Broome Jetty, Broome, Western Australia from 1986...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Research in FRDC RLEAS 98/303 established that tropical (Panulirus ornatus), southern (Jasus edwardsii) and western (Panulirus cygnus) rock lobsters readily consumed formulated pelleted dry feeds and exhibited a dose dependent growth response to dietary protein concentration. The derived optimum...