Sub-Project 1: Genetics
DNA analyses were used to develop a mating strategy to avoid inbreeding among the limited number of existing captive broodstock in WA. A genetic management workshop was carried out in with ACAAR and WA Industry and used to inform attendees about basic genetic management...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Fremantle
The objective of this research travel grant was to develop Australian Seafood CRC PhD student Shan He's professional knowledge of transferring laboratory-scale results to a pre-commercial food model for industry benefit, and also build his professional skills and industry experience.
After one and...
Vibrio spp. are bacteria that naturally occur in oysters. Some Vibrio spp. such as V. parahaemolyticus cause human disease when levels are high and oysters are eaten raw. Predictive tools can be used to estimate V. parahaemolyticus levels in oysters, and to monitor and design cold chains that...
In recent years Australian wild catch prawn fisheries have had to compete with increasing volumes of cheaper, aquacultured imports. This has resulted in reductions in prawn prices and reduced profitability for prawn fisheries. Historically, the primary focus of management for these fisheries has...
This project provided input into the National Prawn Market Development Strategy. It has established a process to collect voluntary contributions on a national basis for the prawn industry across all license holders in the wild-catch and aquaculture sectors.
The value proposition for prawn license...
This project, CRC 2011/747, was funded to develop a whole of chain quality assurance program within the prawn industry, focusing on five supply chain stakeholder groups: fishers, processors, wholesalers/distributors, retailers/food service, and finally the consumer. The aim was to increase knowledge...
School prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) are marine and estuarine prawns found along the east coast of Australia, between southern Queensland and eastern Victoria. Given that school prawns are low to medium priced, there is significant opportunity to increase the margin for this species by value adding....