Expanding spiny lobster aquaculture in Indonesia (Old ID 21727)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Project will provide research and extension to support expansion and increased productivity for spiny lobster aquaculture in Indonesia. Research will focus on improving survival and growth of lobsters from capture of natural seed through to market size, particularly through improved nutrition, husbandry and disease management. Extension will focus on demonstration of best practice to farmers. Impact will be on men, women and children in impoverished coastal communities. Some research will be conducted in Vietnam and Australia, with a view to improving sustainability of lobster farming in Vietnam and exploring opportunity for establishing Indigenous lobster aquaculture enterprises in Australia.
Date
25 May 2015 - 31 Dec 2019
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
Spiny Lobster;aquaculture
Funding Body
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Amount
1870638
Project Team
N/A