Health and Production

Health and welfare improvements through sustainable production, product quality, and novel solutions to manage disease and improve animal resilience.

Production systems that improve efficiencies of high-value species with a strong focus on novel technologies, quality seed supply, and production planning and management strategies.

Recirculation Aquaculture System reduces infectious gill pathology

Epitheliocystis is a gill disease affecting Atlantic salmon in both freshwater and marine environments. It is characterized by the presence […]

Throwing out amoebae with the bathwater

Gill detached Neoparamoeba perurans trophozoites in seawater, one day after a 4 hour freshwater exposure. Photo courtesy of Chris Stratford. […]

Intensification of Penaeid Shrimp Culture to Advance Production Systems, Nutrition and Breeding

Summary: Why intensification is increasing worldwide? What are the potential trends of shrimp nutrition and breeding that have directly impacted […]

Biofloc Technology in Shrimp Farming: Past and Present Shaping the Future

After ~20 years of evolution, Biofloc Technology (BFT) has come a long way. It has been adapted and adjusted to […]

CSIRO and Viet-Uc: Super-intensive indoor shrimp farming creates impact at scale

Research to improve aquaculture production systems is often performed outside commercial settings in smaller, experimental-scale units, over shorter time periods […]

CSIRO and Viet-Uc: An ‘out-of-the-box’ look through super-intensive indoor shrimp farming

Partnership between Viet-Uc and CSIRO comprises experiments at scale resulting in improved production, survival rates and yields. To date, five […]