A modern fish aging laboratory has been established for otolith reading. The laboratory has specialised embedding and sectioning equipment, binocular and compound microscopes, and the latest computer image analysis systems for the enhancement of the otolith images. The Centre has four programmable controlled environment rooms to enable the simulation of a range of seasonal or climatic conditions. Each CER room is supplied with seawater and freshwater. The computing centre houses databases of natural resource information and incorporates a geographical information system.
Access is available to local computer networks and the international network - Internet.
A range of software is provided on servers linked to PC or unix platforms. Two fully equipped, dedicated image analysis rooms are also available. This facilitates collaborative research in a broad number of disciplines. Visiting Scientist Program Established researchers are able to visit the South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre under our Visiting Scientist Program and make use of the Centre's facilities to carry out research of a collaborative nature. For further details please contact the Visiting Scientist Program Coordinator .