The ARC Research Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture aims to enhance productivity, breeding outcomes, and disease resilience in pearls, barramundi, seaweed, and grouper farming. It focuses on three themes: (i) Breeding for Productivity, (ii) Improved Aquatic Animal Health, and (iii) Decoding Production Environments and Microbiomes. Through advanced genetic and genomic frameworks, the hub aims to develop elite genetic lines, enhance disease resistance, and improve product quality. It also focuses on industrial-scale disease challenge trials, diagnostic technologies, and understanding microbiomes' impact on productivity and health. Partnerships with AGRF aim to advance genotyping technologies, while a training program fosters industry-focused genetic research leaders.

Website

https://www.jcu.edu.au/arcsta

Organisation type

Australian Research Centre Industrial Transformation Research Hub

Number of research staff

20-100 research staff

Address

Building 32, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville QLD 4811

Strengths and capabilities

• Genomic application
• Microbiome studies
• Aquatic Health
• Nutrition
• Breeding programs
• Training
• Phenotyping
• Molecular Genetics
• Quantitative Genetics
• Population Genetics

Achievements of the centre

• Professor Dean Jerry is globally known for his work in aquaculture, with his primary area of research focus and expertise in the application of genetic technologies to the improvement of farmed aquatic species.

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Environment and nature
• Food and agriculture
• Tropical