UQ researchers are analysing fish brains and fish feeding behaviour so they can help create new environmentally friendly feed for aquaculture.
UQ PhD student Jeremy Ullmann has been studying farmed barramundi at UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station for the last year and a half.
Mr Ullmann said he was assessing how important sensory systems were to the barramundi so he could tailor fish feed which could be applied to other fish species and reduce the aquaculture’s reliance on fishmeal.
The aim of this research is to first identify which sensory systems are important to feeding, and then determine abilities and preferences with the goal to increase feeding and eventually create alternative protein diets,” Mr Ullmann said
More information canbe found at: http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=12123
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