The assessment indicated that heating recycled mollusc shells in water to 80°C for at least 5 minutes would meet the ALOP for all diseases (despite uncertainly for some disease agents due to lack of information, as indicated by ?), and was within the ALOP for all pests of concern. This method...
This project was carried out by scientists from AAHL CSIRO (Dr Serge Corbeil) and from LaTrobe
University (Drs Karla Helbig and Subir Sarker). After discovering the existence of an abalone species
(Päua - Haliotis iris) resistant to AVG our research team based in Geelong and Melbourne...
This project undertook analyses to understand the role of overfishing and the environment on saucer scallops.
The analyses indicated reduced numbers of spawning scallops. Historical levels of fishing and environmental influences such as from increased sea surface temperatures (SST) have amplified...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
A short-term experimental biotoxin contamination facility was set up at Roseworthy, South Australia, to examine the uptake and depuration of marine biotoxins from one of the most toxic dinoflagellates known, Alexandrium catenella. Over the period of one year, SARDI’s Seafood Food Safety group...
This research was undertaken on the Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) fishery in southeast
Queensland, which is an important component of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery
(QECOTF). The research was undertaken by a collaborative team from the Queensland Department...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
PIEFA was established in 2007 with bipartisan government support following an extensive series of roundtables and working party meetings supported by the federal Minister of Agriculture.
PIEFA became operational in April 2010 with support from the government, education and industry sectors. The...
ORGANISATION:
Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)