The Australian mariculture industry: Finfish, molluscs and crustaceans.

Australia's interest in mariculture has been comparatively recent when compared with the developments in many other Pacific countries. Two exceptions are native oysters, cultivated for food since the late 1880's, and pearl oysters which have been cultured, particularly in the northern part...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baker, J, Kenway, M
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Actes de colloques Ifremer, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 20 Feb - 4 Mar 1989, n°9, chap. 2, pp.11-30 1989
Subjects:
Australia Coasts
Crustacea
Tridacna gigas
Mytilus edulis planulatus
Pinctada maxima
Ostrea angasi
Crassostrea gigas
Saccostrea commercialis
Mollusca
Coryphaena hippurus
Lates calcarifer
Pisces
Marketing
Economics
Research programmes
Aquaculture development
Pacific
Online Access:https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1989/acte-1499.pdf
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1499/
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Summary:Australia's interest in mariculture has been comparatively recent when compared with the developments in many other Pacific countries. Two exceptions are native oysters, cultivated for food since the late 1880's, and pearl oysters which have been cultured, particularly in the northern part of Australia, following the initial work of Saville-Kent.

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