CSTFA brings together a multidisciplinary team organised into 3 main Research Themes: aquatic food security and safety, novel aquatic products and applications, and human dimensions of aquatic resources and production. CSTFA aims to improve biological understanding of aquatic resources, through examination of the human systems that produce and consume aquatic food resources, and by restoring already degraded systems to re-establish their production potential.

Website

https://www.jcu.edu.au/tropical-fisheries-and-aquaculture

Organisation type

• University Research Centre
• Australian Research Centre Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
• Headquarters

Number of research staff

20-100 research staff

Address

Building 34, 1 James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811

Strengths and capabilities

• Aquatic food security and safety
• Novel Aquatic products and applications
• Human dimensions of aquatic resources and production
• Aquatic animal health
• Physiology, nutrition and post harvest technology
• Aquaculture genetics
• Marine Ornamental Breeding
• Fisheries science
• Macroalgae
• Aquaculture production

Facilities and major equipment

• The Orpheus Island Research Station
• Marine and Aquaculture Rsearch Facility (MARFU)
• Molecular ecology and evolution Laboratory (MEEL)
• Advanced Analytical Centre (Cairns and Townsville)

Lead researcher

• Professor Colin Simpfendorfer—Co-Chair of the IUCN’s Shark Specialist Group; 25 years of experience in shark research
• Professor Dean Jerry—Director of the ARC Research Hub for Advanced Prawn Breeding
• Professor Rocky de Nys—Leader of the Macroalgal Biofuels and Bioproducts project

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Biotechnology
• Environment and nature
• Food and agriculture
• Tropical