PROJECT NUMBER
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2003-646
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
F1 Solutions Pty Ltd
118,812 results
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2003-645
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Big Time Solutions Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
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2003-644
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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2003-643
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Byrne Young Communication Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
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2003-642
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
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2003-641
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: subprogram conference ‘Emergency Disease Response Planning and Management’
Project number:
2003-640
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$79,273.00
Principal Investigator:
Mark S. Crane
Organisation:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Project start/end date:
27 Feb 2003
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30 Jun 2005
Contact:
FRDC
In Australia, aquaculture is undergoing a growth phase (approximately 18% p.a.) where the number of aquaculture facilities, as well as the number of aquatic animal species being cultured, is increasing. The current value of the aquaculture sector is placed at $800 million and is expected to increase to $2-3 billion over the next 10 years. As the industry expands and intensifies the risk of infectious disease outbreaks also increases and there is a need for a parallel increased level of research on these diseases (c.f. Federal Budget Initiative). As part of the R&D effort nationwide, there is a need for a scientific conference during which the key aquatic animal health specialists/researchers/managers can convene and discuss current and future aquatic animal health issues and resolutions.
In addition, the development of World Trade Organisation agreements on freedom of trade between countries is seeing an increase in the use of aquatic animal disease as a de facto trade barrier and increasing demands on exporting countries to demonstrate freedom from diseases of concern. The issue of Canadian exports of salmon to Australia and the national white spot survey of prawns and crabs are recent Australian examples. The demand of Australia by our trading partners for demonstrated competence in surveillance and monitoring is going to require a much greater investment by Australia in training of expertise, standardisation of diagnostic techniques and development of new methodology to back nationwide surveillance and monitoring programs. None of this activity will happen unless we foster a team approach by the limited numbers of individuals working in the aquatic animal disease disciplines. The development of AQUAPLAN and the Federal Budget Initiative has placed Australia at the forefront of aquatic animal disease management. An opportunity exists to capitalise on these initiatives and to value-add to planned outputs.
It is proposed that the Scientific Advisory Committee of the FRDC Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram plan, organise and lead a 3-day scientific conference entitled, ‘Emergency Disease Planning and Management’, the core activity of which will be reports/scientific presentations on current projects funded by the Health Subprogram. In addition to these presentations, there is a need to highlight other aquatic health research, methodological and policy issues which may be of current or potential, future concern to Australia and which impact on emergency disease management. This conference will provide a forum for communication of project outputs, for critical review of aquatic animal health R&D currently undertaken in Australia, and will allow full discussion of the research and provide feed-back to the Principal Investigators of Subprogram projects. In this way, projects will benefit from receiving input from a relatively large number of researchers from a broad range of backgrounds. Potential future projects would be identified. In addition, an international expert with first-hand experience in management/eradication of an exotic aquatic animal disease could be invited to lead a discussion on a special topic relevant to emergency disease planning and management.
1. Plan, organise and lead a Scientific Conference on ‘Emergency Disease Response Planning and Management’
2. Produce a Proceedings of the Scientific Conference on CD Rom
Final report
ISBN:
0-643-09088-6
Author:
Mark Crane
Final Report
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2004-05-13
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2.39 MB
2003-640-DLD.pdf
The 1st FRDC Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram Scientific Conference was held at the Four Points Hotel, Sheraton Eastern Beach, Geelong, 8-10 October 2003. Over 40 representatives from Commonwealth and State Government agencies, from universities and other academic institutions, and from supporting industries, as well as private consultants gathered to discuss the conference topic ‘emergency disease response planning and management’. An international expert, Dr Ron Stagg Deputy CEO FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen was the Keynote Speaker.
The conference was planned and organised by staff from the Australian Animal Health Laboratory, assisted and supported by the FRDC AAH Subprogram Steering Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee.
Proceedings of the scientific conference are available as appendix 6 of this report.
Keywords: Aquatic animal health; conference; emergency disease response
Project products
PROJECT NUMBER
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2003-622
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2003-621
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: establishment of diagnostic expertise for detection and identification of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV)
Project number:
2003-620
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$512,023.00
Principal Investigator:
Mark S. Crane
Organisation:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Project start/end date:
29 Apr 2003
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15 Aug 2006
Contact:
FRDC
The establishment and further development of diagnostic capability for the detection and identification of RSIV is required as part of the enhancement of Aquatic Animal Health in Australia as envisaged by AQUAPLAN and the FRDC Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram. Marine aquaculture in Australia is on the threshold of a major expansion (ACIL Consulting 1999, Aquaculture beyond 2000) for which disease incursions are considered a significant threat. The establishment of AQUAPLAN and the FRDC Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram has allowed the development of contingencies should emergency disease outbreaks occur.
Aquaculture, including mariculture, is featured in Federal and State Governments’ strategic plans and is seen as providing Australia, especially regional Australia, with many benefits, such as economic and employment growth, additional income for the rural sector, regional development, and increased exports. An example of this growth is tuna (Thunnus macoyii) farming which has developed rapidly from an R&D project supported by the South Australian Government and the Tuna Boat Owners Association of Australia in the early 1990s to a multimillion dollar sector which currently includes more than 12 farming areas. The majority of product is sold fresh chilled to Japanese markets (SAFRAB, 1998).
Further examples include snapper (Pagrus auratus) farming which was initiated more recently as R&D projects in Western Australia and South Australia and has developed into a commercial industry with plans for further expansion, and yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) is another species currently farmed in South Australia with potential for expansion.
Related species from the Thunnus, Pagrus and Seriola genera are reported to be susceptible to RSIV (Matsuoka at al. 1996; OIE, 2000).
References
ACIL Consulting. 1999. Aquaculture beyond 2000. Facilitator's Report, prepared by Denis Hussey, Senior Associate, ACIL Consulting, on a workshop, Changing Direction, held 23-24 August 1999, Canberra.
SAFRAB. 1998. http://www.fishresearch.sa.gov.au/home.htm
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/aqua/broc/aqwa/snapper/index.html
Matsuoka S, Inouye K. & Nakajima K. 1996. Cultured fish species affected by red sea bream iridoviral disease from 1991 to 1995. Fish Pathol 31: 233-234.
OIE. 2000. OIE Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, 3rd edition.
1. Import into AAHL isolates of RSIV from OIE reference laboratory and/or other laboratories
2. Import GF cell line from OIE reference laboratory or other laboratory
3. Import diagnostic antibodies from OIE reference laboratory and/or other laboratories
4. Establish conditions for isolation of virus in cell culture
5. Establish and validate PCR for virus identification
6. Raise polyclonal antiserum specific for RSIV
7. Evaluate polyclonal antiserum as a diagnostic reagent
8. Document a standard diagnostic test for detection and identification of RSIV
9. Draft Final Report
10. Finalise and submit Final Report
Final report
ISBN:
0-643-09365-6
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