Dr Tormey Reimer
My Current project
Investigating the bioremediation potential of seaweed aquaculture across Australia
I am currently working with Katie Cresswell on an FRDC-funded project to investigate the bioremediation potential of native seaweed aquaculture across Australia.
Recent publications
High prevalence of vaterite in sagittal otoliths causes hearing impairment in farmed fish
Tormey Reimer, Tim Dempster, Fletcher Warren-Myers, Arne J. Jensen, Stephen E. Swearer
Scientific Reports, 2016
The rapid growth of aquaculture raises questions about the welfare status of mass-produced species. Sagittal otoliths are primary hearing structures in the inner ear of all teleost (bony) fishes and are normally composed of aragonite, though abnormal vaterite replacement is sometimes seen in the wild. We provide the first widespread evaluation of the prevalence of vaterite in otoliths, showing that… Read more
Rapid growth causes abnormal vaterite formation in farmed fish otoliths
Tormey Reimer, Tim Dempster, Anna Wargelius, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Hansen, Kevin A. Glover, Monica F. Solberg, Stephen E. Swearer
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2017
Sagittal otoliths are essential components of the sensory organs that enable all teleost fish to hear and maintain balance, and are primarily composed of calcium carbonate. A deformity, where aragonite (the normal crystal form) is replaced with vaterite, was first noted over 50 years ago but its underlying cause is unresolved. We evaluated the prevalence of vateritic otoliths from two captive… Read more
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