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Guy Carton

Lecturer

Guy Carton

Lecturer, James Cook University (2007 - present);

Lecturer, Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland (2004-2007)

BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD (University of Auckland, New Zealand).

Research Interests

My research encompasses three broad areas, ecological physiology, finfish aquaculture and biological remediation of aquaculture waste. Current projects within each of these areas are; 1) resolving the physiological attributes that underpin swimming performance in labriform swimmers and exploring the relationship between aerobic scope and habitat parameters, 2) identifying egg quality indices and relating egg biochemistry to larval quality in captive broodstocks, and 3) biological remediation of aquaculture waste using sea cucumbers.

Recent and Current postgraduate research projects

  • Linking maternal fac tors with egg quality in New Zealand Snapper

  • Developing indices of egg quality for Yellowtail kingfish broodstocks

  • Sea cucumber polyculture

  • Effects of aquaculture noise on the primary and secondary stress response in fish

  • Salinity Tolerance in Flowery cod : Defining grow-out parameters

  • Resolving the physiological attributes that underpin swimming performance in labrids

Selected Publications 2005 to present

In preparation

Marchant, A., Carton, A. G. & Lee, P. Biochemical characterisation of Yellowtail kingfish eggs over the spawning season.

Marchant, A., Lee, P & Carton, A. G. Developing practical egg quality indices for Yellowtail kingfish eggs: Linking morphological and biochemical attributes.

Submitted: awaiting decision

Slater, M. & Carton, A. G. Characterising the effect of sea cucumber grazing on mussel farm impacted sediment. Marine Environmental Research (manuscript submitted January 08).

2007

Slater, M & Carton, A. G (2007). Survivorship and growth of the sea cucumber Australostichopus ( Stichopu s ) mollis (Hutton 1872) in polyculture trials with green-lipped mussel farms. Aquaculture. 272: 389-39.

Bassett, D., Carton, A. G. & Montgomery, J. C. (2007). Saltatory search in a lateral line predator. Journal of Fish Biology.70, 1148–1160

2006

Carton, A.G., Jeffs, A., Foote, G., Palmer, H & J. Bilton Evaluation of methods for assessing the retention of seed mussels ( Perna canaliculus ) prior to seeding for grow-out. Aquaculture. 262: 521-527.

Baker, C. F., Carton, A. G., Fine, J. & Sorensen, P. W. (2006). Can bile acids function as a migratory pheromone in banded kokopu, Galaxias fasciatus (Gray)? Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 15: 275-283.

Bassett, D., Carton, A. G. & Montgomery, J. C. (2006). Flowing water decreases hydrodynamic signal detection in a fish with an epidermal lateral line system. Marine & Freshwater Research. 57: 611-617.

2005

Carton, A. G. (2005). The impact of light intensity and algal-induced turbidity on first feeding Seriola lalandi larvae. Aquaculture Research. 36: 1588-1594..

Contact Details

Dr Guy Carton
Phone: 4781 6357

Room: Sir George Fisher Building DB032-017

Email: guy.carton@jcu.edu.au