Crayfish plague is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish in Europe. The infectious agent, Aphanomyces astaci, is an Oomycete that produces hyphae and zoospores and is similar to a fungus. Studies have shown that Australian freshwater crayfish are susceptible to the disease but the disease has...

Australia is one of the few countries in the world where much of the domestic catch of prawns is landed chilled after being cooked onboard the vessel. In most other fisheries the catch is chilled thoroughly and then brought into port. This gives the buyer or processor a much greater range of options...

The main aim of the 'Aquafin CRC - FRDC Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: Net Fouling Management to Enhance Water Quality and SBT Performance' project was to better understand the impact of net fouling in sea-cage culture, specifically within the South Australian southern bluefin tuna...