Intelligence
Barramundi culture in Australia
From recirculation units, earthen ponds and sea pens in Australia, barramundi are spreading to other continents due to the advent of sophisticated modular culture systems.
Health & Welfare
Oysters and the impacts of climate change
In recent decades, mass summer mortality in oyster aquaculture has become widespread, with 50 percent of crops lost in a given year. Losses are often associated with spawning, which is normally seasonal but highly temperature-dependent.
Health & Welfare
WSSV scare in Australia
Australia’s prawn industry has encountered its first scare over white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) following positive test results in the northern territories.
Intelligence
Australian farmers diversify with local shrimp species
Australia has a diverse and abundant fauna of local shrimp but only P. monodon, P. japonicus and P. merguiensis are farmed there.
Responsibility
Family shrimp farm in Australia
Family shrimp farms are common in Southeast Asia, where costs of living are low and revenue from one or two small ponds can support a family.
Intelligence
Genetic improvement of farmed prawns in Australia
The domestication and genetic improvement of farmed prawns has been slow compared to that of some other aquatic species and most terrestrial livestock.