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2014-12-01

Go for gold in Sydney

Prestige, premium prices and even state bragging rights are some of the benefits that come with gold medal status for aquaculture producers taking part in the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show Judging Atlantic Salmon. Judges come from all sectors of the aquaculture industry. Photos: Royal...
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2014-12-01

Cooperative course for rocklobster industry

Stock assessments, new technology, biotoxin warnings and international marketing were all on the agenda for rocklobster industry participants attending the 8th Rock Lobster Congress in Sydney in September By Daryl Sykes Tagging is part of efforts to monitor and rebuild the NSW rocklobster...
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PUBLISHED:
2014-06-01

Tourism proves a tasty side dish

The tourist dollar is helping to keep this Queensland fish farm buoyant as it works towards expanding production of its award-winning Barramundi Rain, hail or shine, Barramundi harvesting goes on. By Rebecca Thyer The opportunity to catch an iconic Barramundi (Lates calcarifer),...
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2013-03-01

Lights, camera, action: The seafood industry meets the media

A new training program gives fishing industry leaders the confidence and key messages to promote a more positive image of the Australian industry Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Jessie Morris For most of the past decade the Australian fishing industry has battled against an unseen...
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-734
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2010 - 29 DEC 2010

Seafood CRC: oyster over-catch: cold shock treatment

The Australian oyster industry has always encountered challenges from “over-catch” (fouling) and pest species from a myriad of sources: oysters, barnacles, sea squirts, flatworms, mudworm etc. While these pests are regionally specific, the issue is common across all growing areas and in all cases is...
ORGANISATION:
Tasmanian Oyster Research Council Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-229
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2015 - 29 JUN 2016

Oysters Australia IPA -workshop – identifying knowledge gaps for development of the native oyster aquaculture industry in South Australia

In South Australia (SA), Pacific oyster (Crassotrea gigas) farming is the largest aquaculture industry based on the number of people directly employed (>600) and second largest based on farm gate value (~$40 million per annum). This industry is also the largest Pacific oyster aquaculture industry in...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-801
DATE START/END: 19 JAN 2017 - 30 AUG 2019

Future oysters CRC-P: Enhancing Pacific Oyster breeding to optimise national benefits

The viral disease known as Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) was diagnosed for the first time in Tasmania in February 2016. Based on the high mortality and rate of spread seen in previous outbreaks of this disease in NSW, it is expected that most Tasmanian oyster production will cease over...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Seafood Industries Pty Ltd (ASI)
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-014
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 19 DEC 2015

Research to underpin better understanding and management of western gemfish stocks in the Great Australian Bight

Western gemfish (western stock of gemfish) are caught predominantly in the Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS) and Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF). Western gemfish have historically been an important stock for both fisheries and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
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