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PROJECT NUMBER • 1991-036

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Development of methods to age commercially important dories and oreos

Four species of dories (Family: Zeidae) and five species of oreos (Family: Oreosomatidae) are caught in the South East Fishery (SEF). John dory and mirror dory are included in the SEF quota sytem with Total Allowable Catches (TACs), in 1993, of 240 t and 800 t, respectively. Oreos, originally a...

ORGANISATION:

Agriculture Victoria

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-255

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COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: quantifying and controlling hyper- and hyposaline-induced post-harvest leg autotomy in the western rock lobster

The previously undescribed phenomenon of hypersaline-induced autotomy in western rock lobsters has been fully characterised. The extent of occurrence of hypersaline films throughout the post-harvest chain has been examined and found to be significant. Environmental factors contributing to the...

ORGANISATION:

Geraldton Fishermen's Co-operative Ltd

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Resource Access And Allocation

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-220

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Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture: potential for parasite interactions between wild and farmed kingfish, discrimination of farmed and wild fish and assessment of migratory behaviour

This project greatly contributed to an increased understanding of parasite fauna of yellowtail kingfish in Australian waters. This baseline information is critical to understanding potential parasite interactions between wild and farmed kingfish. Our risk assessment enables consideration...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-009

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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

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-713

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COMPLETED

SCRC: Understanding conditioning of Sydney Rock Oysters

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University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-787

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COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: prawn market access defenders

Australia typically produces around 20,000 tonnes of prawns annually, of which around 25% is exported. The Australian Prawn Fisheries Council (APFC) and the Seafood CRC commissioned SARDI to undertake a food safety risk rating of prawns consumed in Australia. This project scientifically evaluated...

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SARDI Food Safety and Innovation

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-202

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Tackling a critical industry bottleneck: developing methods to avoid, prevent and treat biofouling on mussel farms

Biofouling negatively affects shellfish production through several pathways, including: 1) reducing natural mussel spat settlement rates; 2) preying upon mussel spat and juveniles; 3) competing for food with mussels; and 4) smothering established mussels. These problems are well documented in the...

ORGANISATION:

University of Melbourne

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-771

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SCRC: Alleviation of Summer Gut Syndrome (SGS) in Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon

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University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-011

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COMPLETED

Direct age determination with validation for commercially important Australian lobster and crab species (western, eastern, southern and ornate rock lobsters, and crystal, Tasmanian giant and mud crabs)

This research project was undertaken by a national collaboration of government and academic scientists representing key Australian crustacean fisheries. The collaborating institutions were the: Marine Ecology Research Centre – Southern Cross University, Department of Fisheries Western...

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Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus

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