Fields of Research

Aquaculture
Fish pests and diseases

Research Objectives

Fisheries - aquaculture
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A highly sensitive, non-invasive qPCR-based strategy for direct quantification of Yersinia ruckeri in fish faeces; Journal of Fish Diseases
Alginate microencapsulation for oral immunisation of finfish: release characteristics, ex vivo intestinal uptake and in vivo administration in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L; Marine Biotechnology
Assessment of immune response and protection against bacterial coldwater disease induced by a live-attenuated vaccine delivered orally or intraperitoneally to rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum); Aquaculture
Microencapsulation of a putative probiotic Enterobacter species, C6-6, to protect rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), against bacterial coldwater disease; Journal of Fish Diseases
Oral immunoprophylaxis of finfish using alginate microencapsulation; Seventh International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health
Oral immunoprophylaxis using microencapsulated antigens as a disease-management strategy in farmed finfish populations
Oral vaccination of first-feeding Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., confers greater protection against yersiniosis than immersion vaccination; Vaccine

Research Projects

Skin health of New Zealand farmed Chinook salmon

Research Candidate Supervision