Research Project
Full description Tasmanian waters are the world's warmest for salmon farming with summer temperature now routinely exceeding 19°C, pushing these cold-water fish to their thermal tolerance limit. This impacts feed intake and nutrient use with knock-on effects in growth, health and welfare that costs in excess of $150 million p.a. and threatens industry growth. This project employs nutritional physiology to increase resilience of salmon at high temperature.