This project aimed at enhancing yellowfin tuna aquaculture research to provide considerable confidence for commercial investment. In Australia, there is interest in the commercial aquaculture of yellowfin tuna (YFT) and it is expected that successful spawning and larval rearing of this species at Gondol RIM (GRIM), would provide considerable confidence for commercial investment. View project page

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.

This project aimed to develop and nurture the structures, processes and capacity necessary to manage community-based fisheries in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Inshore fisheries and marine resources supply daily protein and are one of the few sources of cash for villagers and coastal people in Pacific Island Countries. These fisheries and resources face threats such as climate change, and their continued degradation will have severe consequences for food security and social stability.

This project aimed to improve the understanding and use of fish in national and regional food systems, and of fisheries and mariculture as a source of food, income and livelihoods for coastal communities. Fish are crucial for the economic development and food security of coastal people and fishing communities, who are often among the poorest and most vulnerable in their countries and regions. While fisheries governance has attracted much attention, climate change, rising populations and fishing pressure will increasingly affect fisheries.

This project aimed to expand the species coverage of the fishIDER website to include an additional 200 species of important food fish and non-fish groups. View project page.

This project aimed to improve food and nutrition security, productivity and resilience of fisheries systems and community livelihoods in coastal Timor-Leste.

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 catchments of the Murray-Darling Basin and the Mekong drain similar areas. Both systems contain unique fish communities that are important sources of biodiversity, food security and recreational opportunities. But irrigation development in both Australia and Lao PDR has led to construction of numerous water regulation devices that limit migratory fish movement, and in many areas this has led to severe declines in fish production.

This project aimed to train staff at the Papua New Guinean National Fisheries Authority (NFA) in scientific and technical skills needed to develop the organisation and to implement research projects. The aquaculture and fisheries industries are central to coastal and inland communities' food supply and livelihoods.

Numerous communities in Papua New Guinea are dependent on the coastline marine resources for the livelihoods of their families. Whilst coastal waters, reef and fish stocks are comparatively healthy, communities are failing to capitalise on the potential economic and livelihood opportunities this environment provides. The development of mariculture opportunities in PNG can now be supported by the recently completed National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Nago Island marine hatchery and training facility, based in New Island.

This publication reviews the current state of knowledge of inland capture fisheries and aquaculture in Myanmar, using data from the past decade. The book aims to highlight challenges and opportunities in Myanmar’s fisheries sector, and to contribute to information sharing and capacity building for better management and sustainable use of the country’s inland aquatic resources.

This project studied issues related to diet development and low-value fish replacement, and brought together a collective of important aquaculture sectors in Vietnam. The key subjects for study were be fin fish (barramundi/Asian seabass, grouper and cobia), mud crabs and spiny lobster. The research team sought to identify the extent of feed ingredient resource risks and the barriers (perceived and real) to adoption of manufactured feed by marine aquaculture sectors.

This impact assessment study sought to understand the influence of two major aquaculture‑based livelihood projects through the lens of 40 mini-projects derived from the major projects. This novel approach to research and development delivery was a collaboration between ACIAR project leaders and stakeholders in Pacific island countries.

This impact assessment focused on two projects supporting tambak redevelopment in Aceh, after the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. One project aimed to lift technical capacity of the Balai Perikanan Budidaya Air Payau (BPBAP) and the second worked in partnership with BPBAP to advance aquaculture rehabilitation. ACIAR teams undertook training of BPBAP staff to develop capacity and knowledge on rebuilding and improving the design of tambaks.

Lower cost feeding systems for smallholder semi-commercial and commercial poultry, pig and pond fish production.