Conservation
Maria Island Tasmanian Devils
LID650 decoders, ANTSQR400 antennas and GPRS data transfer — installed by our team alongside the Save the Tasmanian Devil program to monitor the disease-free insurance population.
Trovan PIT tags, readers and remote monitoring systems for Australian wildlife research, aquaculture and fisheries — shipped from Melbourne for 37 years.
For nearly four decades, our PIT tag systems have supported some of Australia's most important wildlife and aquaculture research — from sub-Antarctic islands to tropical Queensland.
LID650 decoders, ANTSQR400 antennas and GPRS data transfer — installed by our team alongside the Save the Tasmanian Devil program to monitor the disease-free insurance population.
IP68 LID-650 transponders and ANT-612 antennas tracking the world's largest freshwater invertebrate through culvert passages.
Hands-off monitoring of 154 platypuses with submersible swim-through ANTC600 antennas — one of Australia's longest-running platypus studies.
Individual identification of fingerlings through to breeding adults — for spawning records, genetic lineage tracking, and selective breeding programs across multi-year aquaculture operations.
Founded in 1989 by three Australian veterinarians — Rick Walduck, Doug Black, and David Madill — we've been the exclusive Australian distributor of Trovan since day one. The team that takes your call has personally installed systems in some of Australia's most ecologically significant projects.
Part of the Central Animal Records Group. Director Varun Uthappa leads the business today, supported by a team with deep field experience.
Trovan has led animal RFID since the 1980s. Full access to the global catalogue, technical support, and custom antenna engineering.
From Maria Island to Mt Roland, Inglis River to Broome — when you call us, you're talking to people who've done the work.
We supply the full Trovan range — chips, readers, antennas, implanters, and custom installations — matched to your species, environment, and project scale.
Mammalogy, herpetology, ornithology, conservation programs. Tag sizes from 8mm for small species to standard 12mm for most fauna.
Wildlife productsBroodstock tracking, hatchery management, mark-recapture, salmon and barramundi breeding programs. Tag sizes from 1.25mm for fingerlings.
Aquaculture productsHandheld pocket readers, stick readers for stand-off scanning, and Bluetooth-enabled field workflow units. Field-tested for every protocol.
Reader productsCulvert antennas, swim-through detection, nest box sensors, IP68 remote installations with GPRS and solar power. Built to your project's specification.
Talk to our teamThe exact equipment Australian researchers and hatcheries are using right now — in field projects across every state and territory.
The most popular FDX-A research chip in Australia. Small mammals, reptiles, juvenile aquaculture stock, abalone, prawns, redclaw and yabbies.
View PIT tag chipsThe ISO-standard version of our most popular chip. For projects needing compatibility with general-purpose ISO readers and downstream identification.
View PIT tag chipsExceptional read range for FDX-A research, aquaculture and marine applications. The premium choice for serious fieldwork.
View handheld readersWireless data transfer to phone or tablet via Bluetooth. Designed for field workflows where data logging happens in the moment.
View handheld readersHands-off monitoring for culverts, nest boxes, fish ladders and feeding stations. Custom-built antennas up to 300mm. Used in our Tasmanian Devil and Crayfish projects.
View monitoring systemsHundreds of products across companion animal, wildlife, aquaculture and industrial applications. The full Trovan catalogue is on microchips.com.au.
Full product catalogueTell us about your species, scale and timing. Your account manager will come back with a quote — usually within one business day.
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