Journal article
What are the prospects for black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro) aquaculture in salt-affected inland Australia?
Aquaculture Research, Vol.36(14), pp.1345-1355
2005
Abstract
Black bream are a highly regarded sport and table fish, and there has been considerable interest in their aquaculture potential for the salt-affected agricultural regions of inland southern Australia. In many ways they are an ideal candidate species for inland saline aquaculture because they appear to be very hardy, hatchery techniques are well established for them, and high survival rates have been maintained under a variety of culture conditions and feeding regimes. However, their slow growth rate needs to be increased by at least 33% for black bream to become an economically viable aquaculture species. Growth is amenable to genetic improvement, and sub-adult growth rate shows moderate heritability and no adverse genetic correlations with other production traits. Nevertheless fillet yield is comparatively low, and in conjunction with unpredictable and early sexual development in culture, industry-scale meat production remains problematic. These obstacles, however, do not preclude the use of black bream as a recreational fish species for inland saline waters, where their stocking may provide an additional source of rural income and relieve fishing pressure on depleted estuarine populations.
Details
- Title
- What are the prospects for black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro) aquaculture in salt-affected inland Australia?
- Authors/Creators
- R.G. Doupé (Author/Creator)G.A. Sarre (Author/Creator)G.J. Partridge (Author/Creator)A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator)G.I. Jenkins (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Aquaculture Research, Vol.36(14), pp.1345-1355
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc
- Identifiers
- 991005544052307891
- Copyright
- © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.2 Marine Biology
- 3.2.116 Aquaculture Nutrition
- Web Of Science research areas
- Fisheries
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science