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2022-152
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CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
9 results
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2019-003
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Harvest and slaughter methods for farmed Barramundi to minimise fish stress and achieve premium market quality and improved fish welfare outcomes
The Australian Barramundi Farmer's Association (ABFA) has learned how harvest teams on farms can take simple preparatory steps to ensure the quality and consistency of Australian farmed Barramundi reaching the market. Scientists have worked with farmers that have nurtured their Barramundi for...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
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2018-047
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Barramundi origins: determining the contribution of stocking to the Barramundi catch on Queensland's east coast
Researchers from Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, James Cook University, and the University of Western Australia tested a range of otolith-based and genetic methods to identify hatchery-born from wild-born Barramundi. The project took place in the Dry Tropics region, where...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
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2018-024
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
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2017-238
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Water treatment to control influent water biosecurity risk on Australian prawn farms. Effectiveness and impacts on production ponds.
This project assessed the performance of mechanical filtration as a means by which Australian prawn farmers could lower the risk of disease agent transfer into farms by selective removal of disease hosts and other vectors naturally present in farm source water. The project sought to provide...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-190
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Assessment of gamma irradiation as a feasible method for treating prawns to inactivate White Spot Syndrome Virus
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was detected in diseased farmed prawns by Biosecurity Queensland’s Biological Sciences Laboratory and confirmed by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Diagnostic Preparedness (ACDP) Fish...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-179
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Sensory testing of seafood - fresh versus frozen - and development of frozen seafood recipes
There is a strong negative perception of frozen fish amongst consumers, with many considering that frozen product is of inferior quality compared to ‘fresh’ (chilled) fish. The resistance to purchase frozen fish continues, despite modern freezing technology and practices resulting in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Identification of muscle parasite in Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), and determination as to the efficacy of non-invasive screening technology for the purpose of identifying infected fish in a commercial fish processing environment
Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) and Mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) are actively targeted by fishers in the warmer waters of northern NSW. Both species are becoming increasingly important to local fishers with escalating demand due to increased consumer awareness of the premium eating quality...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-018
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Improving survival and quality of crabs and lobsters in transportation from first point of sale to market.
Eastern rock lobsters, spanner crabs and mud crabs command a high price when supplied to the market as live product. Being aquatic animals, the demands to retain maximum quality and liveliness through the supply chain are challenging. Once taken from water, these crustaceans are subject to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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