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The crop growing on the marine farm is too valuable to suffer in any way. Catastrophic losses due to a range of factors (eg disease, fouling, water quality) are possible, and any conditions that don't allow maximum growth and product quality need to be addressed.
Animal husbandry is about designing and applying farming systems and methods that combine biological knowledge with practical engineering and farm work conditions. Obviously this is a discipline that thrives on the interaction between scientific knowledge and practical experience. Our close relationship with industry is a key to our ability to produce workable solutions to problems and to develop and introduce new farming technology.
We have produced an apparatus for the treatment of biofouling by the condom sea squirt (Ciona intestinalis). We have grown shellfish on a submerged long line in exposed water: the biggest waves during the experiment were over 5 metres. We are currently working on sub tidal grow-out systems for Pacific and Flat oyster. The control of biofouling, diseases and pests is an important part of these projects.
Our expertise:
- Feeding
- Handling
- Grading
- Re-seeding |
- Identification
- Monitoring
- Prevention
- Management |
- Identification
- Monitoring
- Prevention
- Management |
- Development
- Testing
- Optimising |
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