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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-205

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Pathways and opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of the Australian prawn farming industry

This report provides an updated assessment of the carbon footprint of farmed prawns in Australia, building upon the foundation laid by previous projects (FRDC Project 2020-089), which focused on the overall carbon footprint of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. This project involves a...

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Blueshift Consulting

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-133

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Sponsorship of World Aquaculture 2023

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Associated Advertising and Promotions Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-019

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Future proofing the northern Australia aquaculture industry need for skilled staff to 2050

The aquaculture industry in Northern Australia (NA) is undergoing a period of unprecedented growth, precipitating an increasing demand for skilled staff. To facilitate this growth, the industry requires an increasing stream of suitably skilled and qualified entrants to the industry workforce. Prior...

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James Cook University (JCU)

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Workforce

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Black Tiger Prawn

Banana Prawns

PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-111

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Accelerating the adoption of digital technology on Queensland prawn farms

The Prawn Farmers Digital Skills Hub is free and available at the CQU website link. The hub will provide the Australian prawn farming industry with access to education and training in the digital skills required to accelerate the adoption of current and emerging technologies. The Prawn Farmers...

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Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-074

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COMPLETED

Understanding white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) transmission in Moreton Bay - epidemiological modelling of surveillance data

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AusVet Pty Ltd

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White Spot Disease

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Black Tiger Prawn

PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-214

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Survey for WSSV vectors in the Moreton Bay White Spot Biosecurity Area

The objective of this project was to undertake opportunistic plankton sampling and collect small non-commercial species of decapod crustaceans in northern Moreton Bay and near the intakes of the three prawn farms which remained operating on the Logan River during April and May 2020, at a time when...

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DigsFish Services Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-089

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Evaluation of point of care (POC) tests for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)

The CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) Fish Diseases Laboratory (AFDL), in collaboration with Biosecurity Queensland, conducted a laboratory-based evaluation of commercially available point-of-care (POC) tests designed to detect white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the field. The...

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CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-083

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Scoping Study into establishment of a national P. monodon nucleus breeding centre

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Dr Len Stephens

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Black Tiger Prawn

PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-099

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Research to provide data to support application for a minor use permits for chemicals including trichlorfon, chlorine, copper sulfate, hydrogen peroxide, benzylkonium chloride for control of disease including White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in Australian prawn farms.

The project involved generation of chemical data packages through review and aggregation of public domain documents for each chemical (trichlorfon, hydrogen peroxide, sodium and calcium hypochlorite, copper sulphate and benzalkonium chloride). This facilitated identification of data gaps requiring...

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Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-097

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Survey of Enterprise-level Biosecurity across the Australian Aquaculture Industry

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) commissioned the independent research company Instinct and Reason to conduct a survey aimed at farm owners/managers in the Australian aquaculture industry. The survey aimed to investigate the level of...

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Instinct and Reason

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Southern Bluefin Tuna

Yellowtail Kingfish

Barramundi