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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-775
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2010 - 29 AUG 2012

Seafood CRC: prevention of muddy taints in farmed barramundi

Inconsistent quality of farmed barramundi in the marketplace is identified as a major issue causing buyer resistance and negative market impacts. This is limiting realisation of full revenue return for farmed barramundi. The inconsistency in quality is mainly associated with the presence of ‘earthy’...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-017
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2015 - 29 JUN 2017

Maximise yield or minimise risk in the Blacklip Abalone fishery: using biological data to direct harvest strategies

The aim of this project is to determine whether attributes of the seasonal biology of blacklip abalone can be beneficial for optimizing harvest strategies. The project was developed to assist with the sustainable management and profitability of blacklip abalone fisheries and addresses FRDC’s...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-062
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2006 - 30 JUN 2008

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: identification of host interactions in the life-cycle of QX disease

The strategic challenge for the rock oyster industry in Australia is to maximise production from current aquaculture lease areas, particularly in an environment where increased lease space is unlikely to be made available due to competition for use of the resource from conservation, development and...
ORGANISATION:
Queensland Museum
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-052
DATE START/END: 19 DEC 2012 - 29 JUN 2014

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of a laboratory model for infectious challenge of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) with ostreid herpesvirus type-1

The microvariant of Ostreid herpesvirus type-I (OsHV-1 µVar) was first recognised in France in 2008 as the cause of high mortality disease outbreaks in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). This strain of OsHV-1 has emerged rapidly in many countries throughout the world, with a devastating impact on...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-208
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2012 - 30 DEC 2013

The Tasmanian Freshwater Eel Industry - an industry development and directions plan

The Tasmanian freshwater eel industry captures short- and long-finned eels (Anguilla australis and A. reinhardtii) from rivers and freshwater impoundments by predominantly fyke nets. Generally over 95% of the harvest is short-finned eel. The fish are held for a period in holding tanks before being...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-031
DATE START/END: 14 MAR 2014 - 13 MAR 2016

Predicting marine currents, nutrients and plankton in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania in response to changing weather patterns

This project has arisen in response to industry need for the scientific understanding necessary to support ecologically sustainable development of salmon farming operations in southeastern Tasmania, in particular potential expansion into Storm Bay. Climate models predict that the most pronounced...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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