Maximising genetic growth potential of barramundi in different culture environments. (Old ID 22428)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Good Fortune Bay Fisheries (GFB) is Australia's largest farmed barramundi producer. GFB operates two farms, one located north of Bowen where barramundi are reared in a high density. Brackish water raceway culture system and the other in Kelso, where fish are reared in freshwater earthen ponds. The company holds the largest number of barramundi stock in the country and is Queensland's largest hatchery facility. Given a need to maintain domestic and international competitiveness GFB has identified genetic improvement of their stocks as the highest R&D priority for the company. Due to the unique culture systems they farm barramundi in, however, GFB recognise there are critical knowledge gaps that need to be overcome before they can produce an improved strain that maximises genetic gain under both culture environments (marine/freshwater & pond/raceway).
Date
11 Nov 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Aquaculture;Food Security;Barramundi;Lates calcarifer;Selective Breeding;genotype by environmental interactions
Funding Body
Good Fortune Bay Pty Ltd, James Cook University
Amount
100000
Project Team
N/A