Proceedings of the aquaculture conference

Contents 1. Potential for aquaculture development in New Zealand, with some observations on possible constraints 2. Aquaculture - opportunities and challenges 3. Scallop farming studies 4. Spawning and rearing of paua under hatchery conditions for reseeding natural beds 5. Crustacean culture - prospects in New Zealand 6. Hatchery rearing of oysters and commercial spat production 7. Problems of larvae and spat settlement and their relevance to mussel farming 8. Ocean ranching and enhacement and their relevance to the salmon fishery in New Zealand 9. The problems and practice of starting a salmon run 10. Application of genetics in aquaculture 11. Marine finfish farming: some thoughts on New Zealand potential 12. Eel and koura farming 13. Potential of silver carp in New Zealand aquaculture 14. Culture and uses of grass carp in New Zealand 15. Disease control in cultivated finfish 16. Water quality and public health problems in marine farming 17. Changes in bacterial quality of Pacific oysters from Dyers Creek, Mahurangi Harbour in response to fainfall 18. Problems and potential for export of shellfish 19. Development of mussel farming and related problems 20. Oyster farming in New Zealand: aspects of management 21. Panel discussion: farming of potentially useful species