"There's a lot of fish in Australia that tastes really good, but not all those fish can be aquaculture fish,"Dr Hilder said.
"To be involved in the design process of the fish from a very early stage has been a really amazing experience. And it's something that I think the CSIRO is setting as a global first."
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