Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquafin CRC publications
Scientific papers
Aiken HM, Bott, NJ, Mladineo, I, Montero, FE, Nowak, BF and Hayward, CJ 2007, ‘Molecular evidence for cosmopolitan distribution of platyhelminth parasites of tunas (Thunnus spp.)’, Fish and Fisheries Journal, vol. 8, pp. 167-180.
Aiken, H, Hayward C, Nowak BF 2006, ‘An epizootic and its decline of a blood fluke, Cardicola forsteri in farmed southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii’, Aquaculture, vol. 254, pp. 40-45.
Aiken, H, Hayward, C, Crosbie, P, Watts, M and Nowak, B 2008, ‘Serological evidence of an immune response in farmed southern bluefin tuna against blood fluke infection: Development of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay’, Fish and Shellfish Immunology, vol. 25, pp. 66-75.
Balshaw, S, Edwards, J, Daughtry, B and Ross, K 2007, ‘Mercury in seafood: Mechanisms of accumulation and consequences for consumer health’, Rev. Environ. Health, 2007, Apr-Jun, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 91-113.
Balshaw, S, Edwards, J, Ross, K and Daughtry, B 2008, ‘Mercury residue distribution in the muscle tissue of farmed southern bluefin tuna is inversely related to the lipid content of tissues’, Food Chemistry, 2008, Dec, vol.111, Issue 3, pp. 616-621.
Buchanan, J and Thomas, P 2008, ‘Improving the color shelf life of farmed southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) flesh with dietary supplements of vitamins E and C and selenium’, Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, vol. 17, pp. 285-302.
Cheshire, A and Volkman, J 2004, ‘Australians net benefits of sustainable fish farming’, Nature, vol. 432, p. 671.
Deveney, MR, Bayly, JT, Johnston, CT and Nowak, BF 2005, ‘A parasite survey of farmed southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau)’, Journal of Fish Diseases , vol. 28, pp. 279-284.
Deveney, MR, Bayly, TJ, Johnston, CJ and Nowak, BF 2005, ‘A parasite survey of farmed Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau)’, Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 28, pp. 279-284.
Fernandes, M, Angove, M, Sedawie, T and Cheshire, A 2007, ‘Dissolved nutrient release from solid wastes of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii, Castelnau) aquaculture’, Aquaculture Research, vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 388-397.
Fernandes, M, Lauer, P, Cheshire, A and Angove, M 2007, ‘Preliminary model of nitrogen loads from Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture’, Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 54, issue 9, pp. 1321-1332.
Fernandes, MB, Cheshire, A and Doonan, A 2006, ‘Sediment geochemistry in lower Spencer Gulf, South Australia: implications for southern bluefin tuna farming’, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, vol. 53, pp. 421-432.
Fitzgibbon, Q, Seymour, RS, Ellis, D, Buchanan, J 2007, ‘The energetic consequence of specific dynamic action in southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, pp. 290-298.
Fitzgibbon, QP, Baudinette, RV, Musgrove, RJ, Seymour, RS 2008. ‘Routine metabolic rate of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, Comparitive Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 150 (2), June, pp. 231-238.
Glencross BD, Booth M and Allan GL 2007, ‘A feed is only as good as its ingredients – a review of ingredient evaluation strategies for aquaculture feeds’, Aquaculture Nutrition, vol. 13, pp. 17-34.
Glencross, B, Carter, C, Gunn. J, van Barneveld, R, Rough, K and Clarke, S 2002, ‘Southern Bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii’, In ‘Nutrient Requirments and Feeding of Finfish for Aquaculture’, CAB International. pp. 159-171.
Glencross, BD, Clarke, SM, Buchanan, JG, Carter, CG and van Barneveld, RJ 2002, ‘Temporal growth patterns of farmed juvenile southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (castelnau) fed moist pellets’, Journal World Aquaculture society, vol. 33, part 2, pp. 138-145.
Hayward C, Aiken H and Nowak B 2007, ‘Metazoan parasites on gills of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) do not rapidly proliterate after transfer to seacages’, Aquaculture, vol. 262, no. 1, pp. 10-16.
Hayward CJ, Aiken H, Nowak, BF 2008, ‘An epizootic of Caligus chiastos (Copepoda, Caligidae) on Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) farmed in Australia’, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 79, pp. 57-63.
Hayward CJ, Aiken H, Nowak, BF 2008, ‘Epizootics of metazoan gill parasites did not threaten Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in an extended farming trial over summer months’, Veterinary Parasitology, vol.154, pp. 122-128.
Hayward, C, Bott, N, Aiken, H and Nowak, B 2008, ‘An epizootic of Caligus warlandi on farmed SBT (Thunnus maccoyii) off South Australia’, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol.79, pp. 57-63.
Hayward, C, Bott, N, Itoh, N, Iwashita, M, Okihiro, M and Nowak, B 2007, ‘Three species of parasites merging on the gills of mulloway Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegal 1843) cultured in Australia’, Aquaculture, vol. 265, pp. 27-40.
Johnston, C, Deveney, M, Nowak, BF 2008, ‘Gross and histopathological characteristics of two lipomas and a neurofibrosarcoma detected in aquacultured southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in South Australia’, Journal of Fish Diseases vol. 31, pp. 241-247.
Nash, CE, Burbridge, PR, Volkman JK (Eds) 2005. ‘Guidelines for ecological risk assessment of marine finfish aquaculture’. U.S. Department of Commerce. NOAA Technical Memo NMFS-NWFSC-71. 90 P.
Nowak B 2007, ‘Parasitic diseases in marine cage culture – An example of experimental evolution of parasites?’, International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 37, issue 6, pp. 581-588.
Nowak, B 2003, ‘Assessment of health risks to southern bluefin tuna under current culture conditions’, Bulletin of European Association of Fish Pathologists, vol. 24, pp. 45-51.
Nowak, B, Mladineo, I, Aiken, H, Bott, N and Hayward, C 2006, ‘Results of health surveys of two species of farmed tuna: southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in Australia and northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thunnus) in the Mediterranean’, Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, vol. 26, pp. 38-42.
Phua, STG, Davey, KR, Daughtry, BJ 2007, ‘A new risk framework for predicting chemical residue(s) - Preliminary research for PCBs and PCDD/Fs in farmed Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, Chemical Engineering and Processing, vol. 46, issue 5, pp. 491-496.
Rough, KM, Nowak, BF and Reuter, R 2005, ‘Haematology and leucocyte morphology of wild caught southern bluefin tuna’, Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 66, pp. 1649-1659.
Schuller, K, Korte, A, Crane, M and Williams, A 2006, ‘Immortal tuna created’, Australasian Science, vol. June 2006, p. 9.
Thomas, PM, Carter, CG, Carragher, JF and Glencross, BD 2003, ‘Temporal changes in the blood chemistry of farmed southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau) after feeding and repeated sampling disturbance’, Aquaculture Research. Vol. 34, pp. 265-267.
Thompson, JL, Thomas, PM and Schulle,r KA 2006, ‘Purification and properties of a glutathione peroxidase from southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) liver’, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 144, no. 1, May 2006, pp. 86-93.
SBT Aquaculture Subprogram Final Reports
Buchanan, J 2003, ‘Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: infrastructure management, service delivery and technical support’, SARDI. FRDC Final Report, Project No. 2000/219 & 2001/252.
Buchanan, J 2005, ‘Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: service delivery and infrastructure management for projects requiring Port Lincoln based R&D support’, Aquafin CRC Project 1A.5(3) (FRDC Project No. 2002/249), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, SARDI Aquatic Sciences, South Australia, 27pp.
Buchanan, J 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: Quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming’, FRDC Final report (FRDC Project No. 2000/221.20), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 74pp.
Clarke, SM, Ham, JM and Bushell, JJ 2005, ‘Aquafin CRC – FRDC Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: coordination, facilitation and administration’, Final Report Aquafin CRC Project 5B.1 (FRDC Project No. 2001/250 and 1997/361), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, SARDI Aquatic Sciences, South Australia, 33pp. Accompanying documents are provided on a COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE DVD.
Crane, MJ and Williams, LM 2005, ‘Aquafin CRC - FRDC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna cell line development and their application to tuna aquaculture health surveillance’, Aquafin CRC Project 3.2 (FRDC Project No. 2001/200), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, SARDI Aquatic Sciences, South Australia, 44pp.
Ellis, D and Rough, K 2005, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming’, Final Report Aquafin CRC Project 1A.2 (FRDC Project No. 2000/221), Tuna Boat Owners Association of South Australia, Australia, 13pp.
Ellis, D and Rough, K 2005, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming’, Final Report Aquafin CRC Project 1A.2 (FRDC Project No. 2000/221), Tuna Boat Owners Association of South Australia, Australia, 39pp. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE.
Fitzgibbon, Q, Frappell, P, Clark, T, Buchanan, J, Ellis, D, Carter, C, Musgrove, R, Carragher, J and Seymour, R 2008. ‘Activity metabolism in live-held southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), Phase 2’, FRDC Final report (FRDC Project No. 2005/200), Aquafin CRC, 123pp.
Fernandes, M 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna environment subproject - evaluation of waste composition and waste mitigation’, FRDC Final report (FRDC Project No. 2001/103), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 289pp.
Goodrick, GB, Thomas, PT And Paterson, BD 2003, ‘Effect of husbandry and handling techniques on the post-harvest quality of farmed southern bluefin tuna’, Centre for Food Technology, Queensland Department of Primary Industries. FRDC Final Project Report, Project No. 97/364.
Gordon, R, Bayly, G and Foster, C 2006, ‘Commercialisation trials for a manufactured tuna feed’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2001/201), Aquafin CRC, 123pp. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE.
Gunn, J, Patterson, T and Rough, K 2003, ‘Experimental analyses of the effects of ration and feeding frequency on the thermodynamics, energetics, growth and condition of farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna’, CSIRO. FRDC Final Project Report, Project No. 97/363.
Hutchinson, W, Black, I and Buchanan, J 2008. Assessment of alternative platforms for southern bluefin tuna research. Part A. Benefit and cost analysis for alternative research platforms. Part B. Sea-based research platform assessment trials. FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2004/212), SARDI, 57pp.
Loo, M, Ophel-Keller, K and Cheshire, A (Eds.) 2006, ‘Development of novel methodologies for cost effective assessment of the environmental impact of aquaculture’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2001/102), SARDI, 116pp. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE.
Musgrove, R and Fitzgibbon, Q 2006, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: activity metabolism in live-held southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2003/228), SARDI, 60pp.
Musgrove, R, Carragher, J, Manning, A, Zammit, B, Thomas, P and Buchanan, J 2007, ‘Nutritional profiles of baitfish 3: effects of harvest and post-harvest processes on quality of local baitfish for feeding SBT’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2004/211), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 74pp.
Nowak, B, Aiken, H, Bott, N, Deveney, M, Johnston, C, McGowan, T and Hayward, C 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: investigations of the relationship between farming practices and SBT health’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2003/225), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 142pp.
Nowak, B, Rough, K, Ellis, D, Crane, M, Cameron, A, Clarke, S 2003, ‘Aquafin CRC – southern bluefin tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: A risk assessment of factors influencing the health of southern bluefin tuna – Final Report’, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute.
Ophel-Keller, K 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: detection of SBT Pathogens in environmental samples’, FRDC Final report (FRDC Project No. 2004/085). SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 56pp.
Padula, DJ, Daughtry, BJ, Balshaw, S and Phua, STG 2008, ‘Management of food safety hazards in farmed southern bluefin tuna to exploit market opportunities’, FRDC Final report (FRDC Project No. 2004/206), 125pp.
Padula, DJ, Kiermeier, A, Daughtry, BJ, Madiagan, TL and Pinton, AM 2004, ‘Aquafin CRC – Southern bluefin tuna aquaculture subprogram: development and validation of baitfish sampling methods to address international residue standards for southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, Public release.
Padula, DJ, Kiermeier, A, Daughtry, BJ, Madiagan, TL and Pinton, AM 2004, ‘Aquafin CRC – Southern bluefin tuna aquaculture subprogram: development and validation of baitfish sampling methods to address international residue standards for southern bluefin tuna(Thunnus maccoyii)’, Commercial in Confidence.
Padula, DJ, Kiermeier, A, Daughtry, BJ, Madigan, TL and Pointon, AM 2004, ‘Aquafin CRC – SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: development and validation of baitfish sampling methods to address international residue standards for southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)’, SARDI. FRDC Final Report. Project No. 2003/227 (Restricted and general distribution versions).
Tanner, J (Ed) 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC – Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna environment development of regional environmental sustainability’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2001/104), SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 278pp.
Thomas, P 2007, ‘Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: maximising the control of quality in farmed SBT’, FRDC Final Report (FRDC Project No. 2001/248). SBT Aquaculture Subprogram, 216pp.
Van Barneveld, RJ, Carter, CG, Glencross, BD, and Clarke, SM 2003, ‘Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) Aquaculture Subprogram. Project 2: Development and optimisation of manufactured feeds for SBT’, Barneveld Nutrition Pty Ltd. FRDC Final Report, Project No. 1997/362.
