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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-103
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The evaluation of two species, Cobia and Giant Grouper, as alternative species to farm in the WSSV affected areas of South East Queensland.

In 2016/17, the Rocky Point Prawn Farm, along with other farms in the Logan River region of south-east Queensland, was severely affected by a white spot disease outbreak caused by the exotic white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Measures enforced to eradicate WSSV resulted in a complete loss of stock...
ORGANISATION:
Rocky Point Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd
TAGS
Rac Qld
Productivity
Marketing
Funding & Investment
Disease
SPECIES
Cobia
FINAL REPORT
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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Jul 2020
2017-103-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-238
PROJECT STATUS:
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
TAGS
White Spot Disease
Management
Disease
Crustacean Fisheries
Chemistry
SPECIES
Black Tiger Prawn
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 01 May 2021
2017-238-DLD.pdf
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-009
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram: Perkinsus olseni in abalone - development of fit-for-purpose tools to support its management

The project was able to successfully propagate a new P. olseni isolate from Queensland and successfully cultured the isolates from Spain, Japan, New Zealand, and South Australia as well as P. chesapeaki, which was used as a negative control. We were unable to culture the Western Australian (WA)...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Rac Wa
Mortality
Disease
Diagnostic
Biosecurity
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Roe's Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
Brownlip Abalone
Abalone
REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 03 May 2021
2016-009-DLD.pdf
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-169
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessing the nutritional value of Australian Barramundi

Farmed Australian barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a reasonably well-recognised fish product in the Australian marketplace, however, its nutritional value and health benefits compared to other animal protein and seafoods is not quantified and widely known by consumers. This study assessed the...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
TAGS
Nutrition
Marketing
Fishing Technology
Consumer Health
Consumer
SPECIES
Barramundi
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Mar 2020
2017-169-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-086
PROJECT STATUS:
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
TAGS
Rac Qld
Disease
Diagnostic
Crustacean Fisheries
Biosecurity
SPECIES
Black Tiger Prawn
Banana Prawns
Tiger Prawns
Endeavour Prawns
Bay Prawns
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Mar 2023
2018-086-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-214
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Survey for WSSV vectors in the Moreton Bay White Spot Biosecurity Area

The objective of this project was to undertake opportunistic plankton sampling and collect small non-commercial species of decapod crustaceans in northern Moreton Bay and near the intakes of the three prawn farms which remained operating on the Logan River during April and May 2020, at a time when...
ORGANISATION:
DigsFish Services Pty Ltd
TAGS
White Spot Disease
Survey
Rac Qld
Fisheries Management
Disease
SPECIES
Black Tiger Prawn
Freshwater Prawns
King Prawns
Banana Prawns
Tiger Prawns
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 29 Oct 2020
2019-214-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-089
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluation of point of care (POC) tests for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)

The CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) Fish Diseases Laboratory (AFDL), in collaboration with Biosecurity Queensland, conducted a laboratory-based evaluation of commercially available point-of-care (POC) tests designed to detect white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the field. The...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
TAGS
Wild Catch
White Spot Disease
Rac Qld
Profitability
Productivity
SPECIES
Black Tiger Prawn
Banana Prawns
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 24 Jul 2023
2019-089-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-203
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk from Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins and Dinophysis to the Australian Shellfish Industry

This study first examined DSTs in spiked and naturally contaminated shellfish - Sydney Rock Oysters (Saccostrea glomerata), Pacific Oysters (Magallana gigas/Crassostrea gigas), Blue Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Pipis (Plebidonax deltoides/Donax deltoides), using LC-MS/MS ...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Toxin
Supply Chain
Shellfish Industry
Safety
Rac Wa
SPECIES
Sydney Rock Oyster
Pacific Oyster
Blue Mussel
Pipis
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 24 Apr 2022
2017-203-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-147
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk factors and management strategies associated with summer mortality in Australian abalone

In this project, we reviewed the scientific literature and collaborated with Australian abalone growers to develop a case definition for summer mortality. The case definition developed for summer mortality is as follows: i. Chronic mortality of unknown cause (if in doubt take this to mean...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
TAGS
Toxin
Mortality
Market Opportunities
Management
Disease
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
FINAL REPORT
•
PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Jun 2022
2019-147-DLD.pdf
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