Research interests

• Aquaculture and feed technology
• Diet development
• Inland saline aquaculture
• Developing aquaculture in Southeast Asia, PNG and the Pacific

Background

Geoff Allan has over 20 years experience in aquaculture and fish biology with over 20 years experience in fish and aquaculture research.  He has substantial experience in leading aquaculture research programs.

Geoff is currently the Industry and Investment NSW Research Leader in Aquaculture and the Director, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute.  He also has other professional appointments including Program Consultant, ACIAR; Theme Leader for Seafood CRC Aquaculture Innovation, Australia; Founding Director and Trustee, Aquaculture without Frontiers; Chairman of NSW Fisheries Animal Care and Ethics Committee. 

Geoff is a past-president of the World Aquaculture Society (2003/04) and the Asian Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (2000-02).

Qualifications

• B.Sc. (Hons) – The University of New South Wales 1981
• PhD – The University of New South Wales 1992

Current projects

• Supervisor and manager of aquaculture research conducted by Industry & Investment NSW at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute. The Aquaculture Research Unit runs more than 25 projects with current external funding in excess of US$7 million.
• Fisheries Program Consultant to Australian Centre for International for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), working primarily in Papua New Guinea and Vietnam.
• Theme Leader of Aquaculture Innovation for Australian Seafood Cooperation Research Centre, a US$73 million, 7 year project. 

Selected publications

Booth MA, Allan GL & Pirozzi I (2010) Estimation of digestible protein and energy requirements of yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi using a factorial approach. Aquaculture, 307, 247-259.

Pirozzi I, Booth MA & Allan GL (2010) A factorial approach to deriving dietary specifications and daily feed intake for mulloway, Argyrosomus japonicus, based on the requirements for digestible protein and energy.  Aquaculture, 302, 235-242.

Pirozzi I, Booth MA & Allan GL (2010) Protein and energy utilization and the requirements for maintenance in juvenile mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus).  Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 36, 109-121.

Pirozzi I, Booth MA & Allan GL (2010)  The interactive effects of dietary protein and energy on feed intake, growth and protein utilization of juvenile mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus).  Aquaculture Nutrition, 16, 61-71.

Booth MA, Pirozzi I, Allan GL & Fielder DS (2010) Aquafin CRC Project 1B5: Feed technology for temperate fish species.  Volume 2: Diet development.  Final Report to FRDC Project no. 2004/220.  Industry and Investment NSW. 380 pp.  ISBN 1441 8487.

Fielder DS, Ballagh D, Booth MA, Pankhurst PM, Becker CE & Allan GL (2010) Aquafin CRC Project 1B5: Feed technology for temperate fish species. Volume 1: Feeding strategies.  Final Report to FRDC Project no. 2004/220.  Industry and Investment NSW. 144 pp. ISBN 9780980837704.
 
Allan GL, Fielder DS, Fitzsimmons KM, Appelbaum SL, Blaustein J & Raizada S (2009) Inland saline aquaculture.  In: Burnell, G. & Allan, G. (eds.) New technologies in aquaculture: Improving production efficiency, quality and environmental management, pp. 1119-1147.  Woodhead Publishing Limited and CRC Press LCC.  ISBN 978-1-84569-384-8.

Burnell G & Allan G (eds.) (2009). New technologies in aquaculture: Improving production efficiency, quality and environmental management.  Woodhead Publishing Limited and CRC Press LCC. 1191 pp.  ISBN 978-1-84569-384-8.

Doolan BJ, Booth MA, Allan GL and Jones PL (2009) Changes in skin colour and cortisol response of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) to different background colours. Aquaculture Research, 40, 542-550.

Doolan BJ, Booth MA, Allan GL and Jones PL (2009) Effects of dietary astaxanthin concentration and feeding period on the skin pigmentation of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Aquaculture Research, 40, 60-68.

Pirozzi I, Booth MA and Allan GL (2009) The interactive effects of dietary protein and energy on feed intake, growth and protein utilization of juvenile mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus). Aquaculture Nutrition, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2095.2008.00641.x,

Booth MA, Tucker BJ, Allan GL and Fielder DS (2008) Effect of feeding regime and fish size on weight gain, feed intake and gastric evacuation in juvenile Australian snapper Pagrus auratus. Aquaculture, 282, 104-110.

Booth MA, Allan GL, Fielder S & Anderson A (2008) Aquafin CRC Project 1B.3: Increasing the profitability of snapper farming by improving hatchery practices and diets.  Volume 1: Diet Development.  Final Report to FRDC Project No. 2001/208.  NSW Department of Primary Industries. 140 pp.

Doolan BJ, Allan GL, Booth MA and Jones PL (2008) Effects of cage netting colour and density on the skin pigmentation and stress response of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Aquaculture Research, 39, 1360-1368.

Doolan BJ, Allan GL, Booth MA and Jones PL (2008) Effect of carotenoids and background colour on the skin pigmentation of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Aquaculture Research, 39, 1423-1433.

Doolan BJ, Allan GL, Booth MA and Jones PL (2008) Cage colour and post-harvest K+ concentration affect skin colour of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Aquaculture Research, 39, 919-927.

Doolan BJ, Booth MA, Allan GL & Jones PL (2008) Aquafin CRC Project 1B.3: Increasing the profitability of snapper farming by improving hatchery practices and diets.  Volume 2: Skin Colour.  Final Report to FRDC Project No. 2001/208.  NSW Department of Primary Industries. 106 pp.

Fielder DS, Allan GL and Pankhurst PM (2008) Comparison of two environmental regimes for culture of Australian snapper, Pagrus auratus, larvae in commercial-scale tanks. Journal of World Aquaculture Society, 39, 364-374. 

Fielder DS, Roberts-Thomson A, Booth MA, Allan GL & Adlard R (2008) Aquafin CRC Project 1B.3: Increasing the profitability of snapper farming by improving hatchery practices and diets.  Volume 3: Fingerling production and health.  Final Report to FRDC Project No. 2001/208.  NSW Department of Primary Industries. 132 pp.

Pirozzi I, Booth MA and Allan GL (2008) Protein and energy utilization and the requirements for maintenance in juvenile mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, doi:10.1007/s10695-008-9296-0,

Fielder DS, Allan GL, Pepperall D and Pankhurst PM (2007) The effects of changes in salinity on osmoregulation and chloride cell morphology of juvenile Australian snapper, Pagrus auratus. Aquaculture, 272, 656-666.

Rowland SJ, Allan GL, Read P, Mifsud C, Glendenning D and Ingram B (2007) Effects of diets with different plant proteins on the performance of silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus Mitchell) and water quality in earthen ponds. Aquaculture Research 38, 748-756. 

Doroudi MS, Webster GK, Allan GL and Fielder S (2007) Survival and growth of silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus, a salt-tolerant freshwater species, in inland saline groundwater from southwestern New South Wales, Australia. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 38, 314-317.

Booth MA, Allan GL and Anderson AJ (2007). Investigation of the nutritional requirements of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801): effects of digestible energy content on utilisation of digestible protein. Aquaculture Research, 38, 429-440.

Booth MA, Anderson AJ and Allan GL (2006) Investigation of the nutritional requirements of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801): digestibility of gelatinsed wheat starch and clearance of an intra-peritoneal injection of D-glucose. Aquaculture Research 37, 975-985.

Tucker BJ, Booth MA, Allan GL, Booth D and Fielder DS (2006) Effects of photoperiod and feeding frequency on performance of newly weaned Australian snapper Pagrus auratus. Aquaculture 258, 514-520.

Glencross BD, Booth MA and Allan GL (2006) A feed is only as good as its ingredients – A review of ingredient evaluation strategies for aquaculture feeds. Aquaculture Nutrition 12, 1-18.

Booth MA, Anderson AJ and Allan GL (2006) Investigation of the nutritional requirements of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider 1801): digestibility of gelatinized wheat starch and clearance of an intra-peritoneal injection of D-glucose. Aquaculture Research 37, 975-985.

Doroudi MS, Fielder DS, Allan GL and Webster GK (2006) Combined effects of salinity and potassium concentration on juvenile mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus, Temminck and Schlegel) in inland saline groundwater. Aquaculture Research 37, 1034-1039.

Tuan VA, Anderson A, Luong-van J, Shelley C and Allan G (2006) Apparent digestibility of some nutrient sources by juvenile mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal 1775). Aquaculture Research 37, 359-365.

Professional associations

• World Aquaculture Society (Asian Pacific Chapter)
• President of the World Aquaculture Society (2003/04)
• President of Asian Pacific Chapter of World Aquaculture Society (2000-02)
• Member of Editorial Board of three internationally recognised aquaculture journals
• Elected member of World Aquaculture Society Board (1999-2002)

Fields of Research

• 070401 – Aquaculture
• 070204 – Animal Nutrition

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Keyword/phrase list of research interests

• Aquaculture
• Feed technology
• Snapper
• Temperate finfish
• Silver perch
• Diets
• Inland saline aquaculture