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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-227
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: enhancement of the Pacific oyster selective breeding program

The Australian national Pacific oyster selective breeding program commenced in 1998. In 2005, after 6 generations of breeding, it was apparent that there were limitations to the breeding strategy. The first was a lack of understanding of which genetic traits to select. Whilst the program...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Seafood Industries Pty Ltd (ASI)
TAGS
Rac Tas
Promotion
Marketing
Market Opportunities
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Industry
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-072
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Water use across a catchment and effects on estuarine health and productivity

This research has shown that the profitability of both agriculture on land and aquaculture in the estuary is affected by changing freshwater flows. To assess the value of water to different users across a catchment we developed a generic water accounting framework and populated it with available...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Resource Access And Allocation
Freshwater
Estuarine
Ecosystem
Economic
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-402
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Identification of natural mudworm species in South Australian Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) stocks

Under a joint arrangement between Seafood Services Australia (SSA) and the South Australian Oyster Research Council (SAORC), a project was developed to investigate mudworm in South Australia. A minor mudworm survey was carried out in which between one and three dozen oysters from seven different...
ORGANISATION:
South Australian Oyster Research Council Pty Ltd (SAORC)
TAGS
Invasive Species
Husbandry
Fisheries Management
Biology
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
Environment
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Adoption of an environmental management systems by NSW commercial estuary fishers and oyster farmers

This project has provided estuary fishers and oyster farmers across NSW with an opportunity to develop an Environmental Management System (EMS), based on ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems for their businesses. The main driver for each group to develop an EMS was primarily improving...
ORGANISATION:
OceanWatch Australia Ltd
TAGS
Stakeholder
Estuarine
Communications
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Sydney Rock Oyster
Pacific Oyster
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-661
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: enhancing the emergency disease response capability of NSW and Qld Government agencies and industry bodies associated with oyster culture

AQUAPLAN was generated as a National Strategic Plan for Aquatic Animal Health in recognition of the growing importance of protecting fisheries and aquaculture industries from disease. This project allowed NSW Fisheries to begin implementing one component of the National AQUAPLAN objectives,...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
TAGS
Training
Stakeholder
Responsible Fishing
Mortality
Labelling
SPECIES
Sydney Rock Oyster
Pacific Oyster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-414
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of techniques for quantification of stress-induced catecholamine changes in the hemolymph of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

As a result of the development of a protocol for oyster blood sample collection, preservation and transportation and subsequent catecholamine analysis during the course of this project, a test now exists which can be used to measure stress in oysters. This test will be used in the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Remote Sensing
Physiology
Husbandry
Aquaculture
Animal Health
SPECIES
Pacific Oyster
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