The Fish Health Unit is located in the School of Veterinary
and Biomedical Sciences. The key staff members are Associate Professor Alan
Lymbery, Dr Rob Doupé, Dr Phil Nicholls and Dr Stan Fenwick. We currently
have nine postgraduate students working on a range of different research topics.
Research
The strategic research focus of the Fish Health Unit is the
health of cultured and wild aquatic species and the environment in which they
are found. The conceptual basis of this research lies in understanding the
link between environmental stressors (particularly those of human origin),
ecosystem structure (biotic diversity and composition) and ecosystem function
(stocks, fluxes and stability of energy and materials).
Our principal areas of research are: