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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-031
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2008 - 29 JUN 2011

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Investigation of Chlamydiales-like organisms in pearl oysters, Pinctada maxima

Department of Fisheries WA staff visualized Chlamydia-like organisms (CLO’s) in OOD-affected animals by electron microscopy, suggesting a link between the presence of these CLO’s and OOD-affected pearl oysters. Molecular research confirmed that two Chlamydia-like organisms were present in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-407
DATE START/END: 13 OCT 2006 - 22 FEB 2008

Analysis and presentation of good news for the seafood industry in the Nutrient Reference Values (NRV) and in presentations to the ISSFAL conference and SSA Seafood for Life workshop

New Nutrient Reference Values (NRV)s, compiled by the National Health & Medical Research Council, were released on May 3 2006 in a report, “Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand”. This is the first time they have been updated since 1991. It is significant that long-chain...
ORGANISATION:
Seabee Productions
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-708
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2013 - 29 MAY 2014

Seafood CRC: safe spat rearing experiment

Research is currently underway on the biological behaviour (epidemiology) of POMS. If the project is successful it will lead to new husbandry options. The FRDC project 2012-032 (University Sydney) objectives are: 1 To determine/confirm the identity of the one or more variant(s) of Ostreid...
ORGANISATION:
Oysters Australia Ltd
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PUBLISHED:
2016-06-01

International endeavours

The Brussels Seafood Expo provides an annual snapshot of the global seafood market and opportunities Fish of every type and species were on show. Photos: Peter Horvat By Peter Horvat The global seafood market is diverse and complex. It changes like the ebb and flow of the tide but can...
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-773
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2009 - 29 JUN 2010

Seafood CRC: scope of options to establish gamete cryobanking services to genetic improvement programs in Australian aquaculture industry

Physical acquisition of genetic material is relatively quick and provides an important reserve of genetic resources that can be used for wide variety of conservation and research interests (McClintock et al., 2007). Advances in cryogenic storage techniques in livestock has made it possible to store...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
People
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-222
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 30 JUN 2006

4th National Rock Lobster Congress - market development workshop

The 3rd International Lobster Congress and 1st National Rocklobster Congress - Adelaide 1999, were funded by FRDC. The Congress set a new benchmark for the Australian seafood industry in information exchange. A key outcome of the Congress was to hold a national lobster meeting on a regular basis. ...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-044
DATE START/END: 24 AUG 2008 - 25 FEB 2009

Assessing operational feasibility of stereo video and Evaluating monitoring options for the SBT Farm sector

There have been a series of AFMA research projects since 2001 directed at obtaining representative length frequency data for farmed SBT using Stereo Video technology. Throughout this period there have been concerns raised about bias of the current 40 fish sampling and video count process used to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
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PUBLISHED:
2022-03-04

Australian seafood scores well on microplastic scale

An initial investigation into the presence of microplastics in seafood has found much smaller quantities in the guts of Australian marine species compared to those in many other countries Words by Annabel Boyer, Illustrations by Nina Wootton Plastic in the oceans and the...
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PUBLISHED:
2016-01-01

The getting of economic wisdom

Everyday proverbs offer simple ‘truths’ that can help explain the economic principles underpinning everything from the way we shop to complex fisheries management decisions By Sarah Jennings As we grow older, we all tend to have those sobering moments when we hear ourselves sounding just...
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