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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-221

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COMPLETED

Raise awareness of the guidelines developed by the AAWWG (Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group) with industry and review their adoption, uptake rates and utility

During the 2017 FRDC Lead, Collaborate, Partner Stakeholder Workshop delegates identified a need to assess the success of the work undertaken by the Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group (AAWWG) from 2005 – 2013 and to determine what research, development and extension activities were needed to...

ORGANISATION:

Safe Sustainable Seafood Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-091

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COMPLETED

Assessment of Frozen Uncooked Imported Prawns for Antimicrobial-Resistant Micro-organisms of Aquaculture and Public Health Significance and residues of Ag-vet chemicals

As part of the response to the outbreak of White Spot Disease (WSD) in prawn farms along the Logan River, Southern Queensland in late November 2016, uncooked prawns were purchased by Dr Matt Landos (Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd) from various retail outlets in northern NSW...

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Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-145

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COMPLETED

Pilot - Development of Seafood Nutritional Panels

Understanding the nutritional composition of seafood products is both a regulatory requirement and a consumer demand. Although a considerable body of data exists that covers key fish species, the majority of commercially important species within the wild catch sector still lack a basic...

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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-212

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COMPLETED

Development and ongoing Maintenance of an Australian Standard for aquatic plant names

This project has started as a concept and has culminated in the publishing of AS 5301- the Australian Standard for Aquatic Plant Names. This is recognised as being a “world’s first” and has resulted in an industry agreed list of names at the start of this highly important...

ORGANISATION:

Alan Snow Konsulting

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-246

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COMPLETED

WINSC 2018 Annual Conference Sponsorship

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Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-157

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CURRENT

Evaluation of Cobia and Giant Groper production and health in multiple growout systems, as an alternative species to farm in WSSV affected areas of South East Queensland

The report details the production performance and health performance of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and Giant Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) reared in tanks, ponds and cages within a farm in the previously white spot syndrome virus affected region of the Logan River, Queensland. Findings of this...

ORGANISATION:

Rocky Point Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-089

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COMPLETED

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 • 2018-092

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COMPLETED

FRDC communication of evidence-based information on the healthfulness and sustainability of seafood to Health Professionals

Seafood is a nutritionally important food and an inherent part of Australian eating culture. However, consumers are often unsure which seafood to eat. This is for a range of reasons, including not knowing enough about the defining features of differing species or how to prepare and cook them, as...

ORGANISATION:

Professional Nutrition Services

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