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Marron Aquaculture

Farming Marron

Marron Aquaculture

Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in the South West of Western Australia

Marron Profit

 Aquaculture Production Statistics

Water Quality

Agrichemical Use Risks to Aquaculture

Water quality and disease

Interaction of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds (PDF 73k)

Fish Farmer's Guide to Understanding Water Quality

and (PDF 57k)

Summer Fish Kills in Farm Ponds

Farm Pond Management Tips

and (PDF 27k)

Nitrite in Fish Ponds (PDF 90k)

Ammonia in Fish Ponds (PDF 735k)

Algal Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds (PDF 84k)

Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds (PDF 168k)

The Use of Lime in Fish Ponds

and (PDF 469k)

Aeration

Aeration: the Facts

Economics of Aeration

Measuring Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in Aquaculture

Oxygen Depletion in Ponds

General

Juvenile Fish Suppliers

Buying juveniles and broodstock for ponds and dams

Keeping Marron in Backyard Pools

Biofilters for Freshwater Crayfish Purging Systems

How to make a tadpole trap

Marron Feeding Rates

Commercial Harvesting of Marron from Farm Dams

High Cost of Bird Predation

Fish are best for mosquito and tadpole control in marron ponds

Marron Farming Workshop, Field Day and Trade Show 2004

Marron Farming Workshop and Field Day 2003

Proceedings of Marron Farming Open Day 2002

Government Approvals

Information on your legal obligations required to commercially aquaculture. in Western Australia.

Applying for an Aquaculture Licence on Private Land in Western Australia

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Markets & Marketing

Information that will assist you in evaluating the market's requirements and marketing of these products from your proposed or existing aquaculture venture

$15 billion reasons to access the Hong Kong seafood market - A guide to exporting Australia's fisheries products to the Hong Kong SAR

Pond Aquaculture Checklist

Code of Practice for the Harvest and Post Harvest Handling of Live Marron for Food

Preparing Freshwater Crayfish for Market

Animal Welfare Guidelines

Potential for Expansion of the Freshwater Crayfish Industry in Australia

Seafood Experience Australia

Small-Scale Marketing of Aquaculture Product

Small Scale, On-farm Fish Processing

Testing Flavour Quality of Pre-harvest fish from Earthen ponds

Retail Sale and Consumption of Seafood

Restaurants, Fish Suppliers and Wholesalers

Austrade - Australia's Export and Investment Facilitation Agency

Sydney Fish Markets

Melbourne Fish Markets

Seafood Services Australia

Business Planning

this section contains sources of information that will assist you in assessing the financial feasibility of your proposed aquaculture venture and developing an appropriate business plan.

Marron Profit

Pond Aquaculture Checklist

Government Funding Sources

Profitability of Selected Aquaculture Species

Aquaculture Industry Profiles

Australian Aquaculture Statistics

Import Competitiveness of Australian Aquaculture

Small Business Development Corporation

Preparing to start a business

Checklist for Business Starters - Potential Topics for Investigation

Australian Government's Business Entry Point

Business Assistance in Your Area

(Business Enterprise Centres)

Western Australia Business Investment Gateway

Efficient Equity & Credit Financing for the rural Sector

Assistance

both the industry associations and online directories can provide additional support and information that will enable you assess the overall feasibility or improve the viability of your aquaculture venture.

Production Systems

Information that will assist you in assessing the aquaculture production systems required to aquaculture your fish species choice.

Pond Aquaculture Checklist

Aquaculture Site Selection

Agrichemical Use Risks to Aquaculture

Site Selection and Design

Aquaculture Groundwater Resource Atlas

Site Selection of Levee-type Fish Production Ponds

Construction of Levee-type Ponds for Fish Production

Watershed Fish Production Ponds: Site Selection and Construction

Building Marron Ponds

Selecting the Proper Pump

Selecting a Piping System

Marron Farm Annual Water Budget

Trees Around Aquaculture Ponds

Aquatic Plants in Aquaculture Ponds

Repairing Fish Pond Levees

Renovating Leaky Ponds

Pond Aquaculture Systems

Pond Aquaculture Checklist

Health and Diseases

Sources of information on fish health and management and treatment of fish diseases.

The Role of Stress in Fish Disease

Water quality and disease

Field Guide to Australian Fish Diseases

Thelohania - a Threat to Marron and

Yabbies

Epistylis and Temnocephla

Beware the Shabby Yabby

How to submit shellfish and crustaceans for diagnosis

Aquaculture Health Page

Fish Disease and Human Health

Agriculture WA Notifiable Stock diseases List

National notifiable fish diseases Disease Watch

National Registration Authority Database of registered agricultural and veterinary chemicals

Aquatext - Aquaculture Dictionary

Aquaculture Council of WA - Suite 7/41 Walters Drv, Osborne Park WA 6016, Australia
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