Australian bass

FIELDER D s and HEASMAN M P (2011) Hatchery Manual for the Production of Australian Bass, Mulloway and Yellowtail Kingfish. Orange, NSW Industry and Investment NSW. 

This is a multipurpose marine hatchery located on the coast of NSW (Fig. 19.1) that enables the use of brackish and freshwater for breeding Australian bass. The facility has a combination of outdoor ponds, tanks and indoor culture facilities for algae, rotifers, Artemia and hsh. Detailed descriptions are found in Fielder and Heasman (2011). 

Australian bass is a catadromous species found in coastal drainages from the Mary River in southern Queensland to Wilson s Promontory, Victoria (Harris and Rowland, 1996). Adult bass migrate from fresh water reaches to estuarine waters to spawn in autumn and winter, and then both adults and juveniles return to fresh water (Harris 1986). Man-made barriers have significantly impeded or obstructed migrations in up to half the natural range of Australian bass (Harris, 1984). The range and abundance of bass have subsequently declined, and there are no natural fisheries in impoundments. 

BATTAGLENE s c, TALBOT R B and BEAVERS p j (1989) Australian bass culture - recent advances, Australian Fisheries, 49,28-39. 

CAMERON L and BAUMGARTNER L (2012) Assessment of Australian bass restocking in the Snowy River, Fisheries Final Report Series. Cronulla NSW Department of Primary Industries. 

JERRY D R (1997) Population genetic structure of the catadromons Australian bass from throughout its range. Journal of Fish Biology, 51,909-920. 

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