The rapidly developing international tuna aquaculture industry started with a joint Japan/ Australia experiment in 1991. Since then it has grown into the largest finfish aquaculture in Australia with an export value of $290 million. It is based on the capture of wild fish and subsequent fattening of...

As the link between land and sea environments, estuaries are complex ecosystems vulnerable to human impacts, which directly and indirectly affect plants and animals, including fish. Fish are key biological indicators of environmental contamination, as they are water breathers, common in aquatic...

Following some initial research in 2001, it was found that the aquaculture industry lacked relevant training in emergency management procedures for aquatic animal health. There was a dangerous perception that all animal health matters were the preserve of external specialists and a few biologists...