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Lobster farming breakthrough
The Australian ^
| 11-18-2004
| Staff
Posted on 04/12/2005 1:16:00 PM PDT by Red Badger
SCIENTISTS who bred Australia's first hatchery-reared southern rock lobsters have achieved the biological equivalent of "putting man on the moon" Fisheries Minister Senator Ian Macdonald said today. Scientists at the University of Tasmania made the breakthrough, which shortened the normal two year development of an adult lobster to one year. Mr Macdonald said the research could put Australia ahead of the pack in the future commercialisation of lobster farming. "This is a major achievement in the move towards sustainable farming of lobsters and will provide significant opportunities for the future," Mr Macdonald said. Attempts to develop commercial aquaculture of the southern rock lobster began at the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) in 1997, Mr Macdonald said. The research was jointly funded by the federal and Tasmanian government.
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aquaculture; coastalenvironment; farming; foodsupply; lobster
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A little old, but a good thing to see.......
To: Red Badger
Where's Flipper when you need her?
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:16:44 PM PDT
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: Red Badger
"...Mr Macdonald..." Does he have red, frizzy hair?
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:17:50 PM PDT
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: Red Badger
No-No-No, this won't do. I'm on the phone with Ingid Newkirk right now.
To: Red Badger
Dr. Zoidberg should be thrilled.
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:19:53 PM PDT
by
mlbford2
("Never wrestle with a pig; you can't win, you just get filthy, and the pig loves it...")
To: Red Badger
Awww Right!!!! MacLobster is coming our way.
A little lobster, a little butter, a little cornonthecob right at the driveup windoW. Ummmmmgooooood.
oooops.... nevermind
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:20:14 PM PDT
by
bert
(Peace is only halftime !)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:20:37 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Entrepreneurs find a need and fill it. Politicians create a need and fill it........)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
There's a MacLobster francise in your future!
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:20:38 PM PDT
by
CATravelAgent
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
To: Red Badger
To: CATravelAgent
Beat me to it by :24 seconds!
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:22:10 PM PDT
by
CATravelAgent
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
To: Red Badger
Great idea, lobster farming. Just think of all the tiny tractors we can sell them.
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:22:13 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Finally. Millions for cancer but nothing for improving the truffle crop.
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:22:52 PM PDT
by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: mlbford2
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:23:17 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Entrepreneurs find a need and fill it. Politicians create a need and fill it........)
To: Red Badger
This idea is worse than farm-raised salmon.
To: Red Badger
The Aussies are the best in the world at aqua farming. Unlike most aqua farming they manage to raise seafood that still has the taste of the sea. They produce the most amazing oysters in the world. They have produce them at a point where the Antarctica current rises up along the ocean floor. They are absent of any pollutants, and they taste so cold you would think that your tongue was just frostbitten. Unfortunately, they still do not export them to the US.
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:24:16 PM PDT
by
Sthitch
To: ServesURight
I LOVE farm-raised salmon! Buy it regularly. And yes, I know its colored........
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:25:34 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Entrepreneurs find a need and fill it. Politicians create a need and fill it........)
To: Red Badger
To: BurbankKarl
blech! to what? Lobster or salmon?..........or oysters?.....
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:29:23 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Entrepreneurs find a need and fill it. Politicians create a need and fill it........)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
04/12/2005 1:31:03 PM PDT
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
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