PROJECT NUMBER
•
1987-082
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Research and development of hatchery and nursery culture for the pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima
The Western Australian Pearling Industry is totally reliant on
quotas of wild stock silver- or goldlip pearl oysters,
Pinctada maxima. Any sustainable expansion of the Industry is
unlikely to occur unless hatchery-propagated oysters become
available as an alternative source to wild stock....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA