Virtually all of the research in the orginal 'Pacific oysters in New South Wales' grant (FIRTA 86/66; DAN11Z) application (1986-1989) was carried out. The major objectives of the grant were as follows:
Determination of the optimum conditions for spawning, larval survival and spat settlement of the...
For this very new fishery, those aspects of the species' biology most relevant to its management and continued exploitation are its distributions, abundances and rates of growth. Unfortunately at the start of this project/ we knew none of this information for the NSW stock. As a first step I...
The Hawkesbury River is located approximately 50 km north of Sydney NSW. In 2003, the Hawkesbury River was the third largest Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (SRO) producing estuary in NSW, with an annual farm gate production of $3.6M (10.1 million oysters).
The commercial production of SRO...