Projects

The following projects are a sample of the research being undertaken by our Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre's researchers and students.

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  ARC Research Hub for Commercial Development of Rock Lobster Culture Systems

  Rock lobsters are among the most highly-prized seafood, but historically it has proven impossible to raise lobsters from eggs in commercial hatcheries.Completed in 2019, the…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  29 Mar 2021

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  ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture

  The ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture aims to build knowledge to establish the world’s first sustainable onshore lobster aquaculture industry focused on…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  26 Mar 2021

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  Salmon Aquaculture: Planning

  This project provides science and research support for planning of new and developing salmon aquaculture operations in Tasmania.This year a focus is on the development…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  23 Mar 2021

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  salmon aquaculture: emerging environmental issues

  This project explores a range of emerging issues in salmon aquaculture. In 2021, we will continue to expand our information database on aquaculture management and…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  23 Mar 2021

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  Abalone spatial mapping research

  The Tasmanian abalone fishery is a hand-harvested dive fishery, operating along the coastline of mainland Tasmania and offshore islands.Due to the high spatial structure of…

  
  

  Fisheries & Aquaculture

  
  

  19 Jun 2020