Project number:
2010-722
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$0.00
Principal Investigator:
Louise R. Adams
Organisation:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date:
30 Sep 2010
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31 Dec 2013
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
The overall aim of this project is to improve our understanding of prawn (black tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon) nutrition during suboptimal conditions. During late stages of prawn production, farms are often subject to high rainfall events which rapidly reduce both salinity and temperature for extended periods of time. Prawn growth rates are reduced when exposed to suboptimal water quality for a range of reasons including changed feeding patterns and stress to animals.