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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-783
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SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.14 Factors that impact on the export performance of small and medium sized Australian seafood producers (Dr Joanne Freeman: Student Chelsey Parish)

Since colonisation, Australia has been a country that relies heavily upon the export of its agricultural produce to contribute to the wealth and prosperity of the nation. However, in recent times, the export focus and capability of the agricultural industry has decreased. Whilst the overall...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-777
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SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.2 Australian Farmed Prawns:B2B and B2C: A gender comparison of perceptions of relationship marketing (Dr Leone Cameron; Student Hannah O'Brien)

One of the most important global food sources is seafood, and in particular saltwater seafood. However, while demand is increasing, the supplies of wild caught sources are depleted and there is now an increased need to source seafood species, such as prawns from farmed stocks. Aquaculture has become...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-776
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SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.1 Sustaining Australia’s aquaculture competitiveness by developing technological advances in genetics: Discovery of functional genes for commercial traits.(Abigail Elizur; Student Nicole Ertl)

Body colouration, an important survival, mate selection and communication mechanism for animals in the wild, has also significant commercial implications. In aquaculture, a darker body colour in prawns can increase farm profitability by AU$ 2-4 dollar per kilo of prawns. Therefore, there is a strong...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-759
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Seafood CRC: Towards all female Penaeus monodon populations using androgenic gland manipulations

Australian prawn aquaculture production is based predominantly on P. monodon farming, with larger sized prawns attract premium prices in the local market. Females grow significantly larger than males, and hence, a technology to develop all-female monosex populations would offer competitive advantage...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-724
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Seafood CRC: genetic technologies to support a transformation to profitability and competitiveness in F. merguiensis and P. monodon

Seafarm, at Cardwell, for most of the last 20 years, has been Australia’s largest prawn farm and the major producer of Banana Prawns. This producer wanted to understand and resolve the suspected inbreeding/ loss of diversity issues, and if necessary, redesign their breeding program to ensure it...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-702
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SCRC: Seafood Success – Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program – Seafood CRC Professional Diploma

One of the original aims of the Seafood CRC was to create opportunities for industry (especially) and research participants to expand their knowledge and to encourage further education opportunities. To enable individuals to take innovative concepts right through to a business plan via an...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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