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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-076

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CURRENT

Strategic management of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association RD&E portfolio

This report describes the outcomes from a five-year Industry Partnership Agreement (IPA) between Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA). The project was led by APFA Executive Officer, Kim Hooper with assistance from members of the...

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Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)

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Black Tiger Prawn

Banana Prawns

PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-166

PROJECT STATUS:

CURRENT

Australian Prawn Farms - Emerging disease investigation

This project was developed by Future Fisheries Veterinary Service (FFVS) in collaboration with Australian Prawn Farms (APF), James Cook University (JCU) Aqua Path laboratory, Queensland Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory (BSL) and the University of Adelaide (UofA). Unprecedented mortality events...

ORGANISATION:

Australian Prawn Farms Pty Ltd

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Black Tiger Prawn

PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-099

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COMPLETED

Research to provide data to support application for a minor use permits for chemicals including trichlorfon, chlorine, copper sulfate, hydrogen peroxide, benzylkonium chloride for control of disease including White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in Australian prawn farms.

The project involved generation of chemical data packages through review and aggregation of public domain documents for each chemical (trichlorfon, hydrogen peroxide, sodium and calcium hypochlorite, copper sulphate and benzalkonium chloride). This facilitated identification of data gaps requiring...

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Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-097

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COMPLETED

Survey of Enterprise-level Biosecurity across the Australian Aquaculture Industry

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) commissioned the independent research company Instinct and Reason to conduct a survey aimed at farm owners/managers in the Australian aquaculture industry. The survey aimed to investigate the level of...

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Instinct and Reason

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Southern Bluefin Tuna

PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-094

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COMPLETED

CRC Northern Australia - Biosecurity in northern Australian prawn aquaculture

The objectives of the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) Improving Biosecurity in Northern Australia prawn farms (A.3.1718113) were to obtain an overview of the pathogens and the level of protection provided by the current biosecurity practices that occur in prawn...

ORGANISATION:

Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-086

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COMPLETED

Assessment of the capability of Shrimp MultiPath White Spot virus tests: A multiplexed screening platform for pathogen diagnostics in prawns

This report summarises the development and performance assessment of novel PCR based assays to monitor and detect the microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in Penaeid shrimp samples using a cost-effective and high-throughput approach. The original Project objective was to...

ORGANISATION:

Genics Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-238

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COMPLETED

Water treatment to control influent water biosecurity risk on Australian prawn farms. Effectiveness and impacts on production ponds.

This project assessed the performance of mechanical filtration as a means by which Australian prawn farmers could lower the risk of disease agent transfer into farms by selective removal of disease hosts and other vectors naturally present in farm source water. The project sought to provide...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-130

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Identification and Analysis of Non-Tariff Measures and Quantification of their Impact on Australian Prawn Exports

ORGANISATION:

Jim Fitzgerald and Associates

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-087

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COMPLETED

Australian Prawn education for retail and consumers

This report presents the methods used to assist consumers to overcome barriers to consumption of Australian prawns. The report details the outputs, and any available metrics, in market channels including retail, food service and directly with consumers about prawns, including: species, regions,...

ORGANISATION:

Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-065

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Disseminating existing bycatch reduction and fuel efficiency technologies throughout Australia's prawn fisheries

Prawn trawling is among the world's least selective fishing methods, the unintended consequence being large quantities of bycatch. It is also a method that can disturb benthic habitats and use large quantities of fuel—a significant running cost for many fisheries. Issues of bycatch and fuel...

ORGANISATION:

IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd

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