Fisheries

Improving fish health management and production protocols in marine finfish aquaculture in Indonesia and Australia

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Project code
FIS/2010/101
Program
Budget
AUD 1,841,457
Research program manager
Prof Ann Fleming
Project leader
Richard Whittington - University of Sydney
Commissioned organisation
The University of Sydney
Duration:
JUL 2013
JUN 2017
Project status
Concluded
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Overview

This project aimed to increase hatchery-based bivalve mollusc production in Vietnam and Australia and expand opportunities for coastal communities to rear molluscs.

Vietnam's oyster industry is growing and expanding, building on the success of earlier ACIAR programs. Farming is now spread across 28 provinces and produces an estimated 15,000 tonnes of oysters a year. The community is becoming more involved, and processing and marketing are expanding.

The key species produced is the Portuguese oyster (not the Pacific oyster), and the Vietnamese stock is sufficiently genetically diverse to form the basis of a breeding program.

Key partners
Directorate General of Aquaculture
Indonesian Mariculture Association
Institute for Mariculture Research and Development Gondol
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