The edible oyster industry in Australia is currently valued at around $62.5 million annually of which rock oyster production accounts for approx 56%. For the industry to survive in the long-term requires the ability to service what may become a premium domestic market demanding a high quality...
Australian aquatic veterinary emergency plan (AQUAVETPLAN) for Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy Disease can be accessed from the federal Department of...
This project has confirmed the knowledge that management of barramundi translocations outside their natural range requires fisheries authorities take into account the risk that barramundi nodavirus may lethally infect native freshwater fishes. The project has shown barramundi nodavirus can...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
The 2012 Tasmanian biotoxin event represents a paradigm shift for seafood risk management in Tasmania and Australia as a whole. The causative dinoflagellates are extremely difficult to identify by routine plankton monitoring, and are toxic at very low cell concentrations (50-100 cells/L). Sampling...
Archived DNA was successfully extracted from 30-year-old dried scales collected in 1971 and 1972 from wild Atlantic salmon from the River Philip, Canada.
Genetic variation was assessed at 11 nuclear DNA microsatellite loci (three tetra- and eight di-nucleotide repeats) in two samples from the River...
This project was to develop case ready retail and bulk - catering packs for seafood using modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The purpose of using MAP technology was to extend product shelf life and reduce the amount of additives used in seafood.
The project focussed on determining initial...