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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-004
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

In situ time-stamping of abalone shells to determine how abalone stocks can be aged.

If abalone can be accurately aged, this would be a fundamental tool for more effective management of abalone fisheries. Several authors have proposed ageing abalone by grinding or cutting abalone shells, and counting the shell layers deposited beneath the spire. Other authors have cast...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1993-085
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Test of method for telling moult stage of spiny lobsters

The fishing industry needs accurate ways to measure the age of animals to manage their populations better. The project shows that researchers studied the growth of receptors in crabs and lobsters to see if they could be used to determine age. They found that counting the number of receptors is only...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
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