Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture
Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture

research species

The ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture focuses on two lobster species

Tropical rock lobster

Panulirus ornatus
Tropical Rock Lobsters have a wide geographical range in the Indo-Pacific. The suitability of this fast growing species for aquaculture has been proven by the success of ongrowing wild caught lobsters in south-east Asia.

Supply of seedstock has been a major challenge for establishing a sustainable commercial industry. The tropical rock lobster has been the main focus for commercial research activities.

Bay Lobster

Thenus australiensis
The team commenced research on this fast growing crustacean in 2017. Commonly known as the Moreton Bay Bug, this species has shown strong potential for development as a commercial aquaculture species using the hatchery techniques and technology developed in the research program.
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The ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture is funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Program. 

For more information about the Research Hub please contact us at Lobster.Aquaculture@utas.edu.au or phone +61 3 6226 8268.
Australian Research CouncilInstitute of Marine and Antarctic StudiesUniversity of TasmaniaOrnatasUniversity of Sunshine CoastPFG GroupUniversity of New Zealand
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