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Minor use permit for erythromycin in finfish

Project number: 2021-027
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $95,000.00
Principal Investigator: Marty R. Deveney
Organisation: University of Adelaide
Project start/end date: 21 Oct 2021 - 30 Jul 2022
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Need

There are no antimicrobials permitted or registered for use in finfish in Australia effective against gram positive bacteria (e.g. Streptococcus and Lactococcus). In finfish aquaculture, erythromycin (ERYC) is the best antimicrobial against gram positive organisms. The aquaculture industry and the Subcommittee for Aquatic Animal Health identified access to this product for finfinfish as a priority. Bacterial diseases are increasingly managed by eradication, maintenance of animals of specified health status, vaccination, and good hygiene, but antimicrobial therapy remains vital for treating bacterial diseases in finfish aquaculture. Appropriate use of antimicrobials can alleviate illness and suffering, improve welfare, increase speed of recovery, reduce spread of infection. Use of ERYC is not intended for prophylactic treatment, but as a tool for veterinarians to manage disease outbreaks. Use in South Australia, for example, is sporadic (~1 to 2 times per 3-5 years for a sector). The Aquaculture industry is committed to Australia's antimicrobial strategy, and as required by APVMA this proposal includes an antimicrobial resistance risk assessment. Available data for ERYC can satisfy the APVMA module requirements for efficacy, chemistry and manufacture, toxicology, trade and occupational health and safety. These are available in published literature, a range of industry studies of animals treated off-label and laboratory studies. There is a lack of data to satisfy the requirements mainly in the environment modules and the antimicrobial resistance risk assessment.

ERYC was ranked low by the Expert Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Assessment (EAGAR) as an antimicrobial for which there are a reasonable number of alternative agents in different classes available to treat most infections. Although it is listed on the WHO list of essential medicines, it is registered for use in cattle, pigs and sheep (APVMA #84160) and poultry (APVMA #50742) in Australia and the WHO list can be modified locally to suit the availability and sophistication of the animal and human health systems in WHO member countries. The APVMA PAA assessed ERYC as suitable for assessment for use in finfish.

Objectives

1. Obtain data to satisfy identified gaps and collate available data to satisfy requirements of minor use permit application.
2. Collate and submit minor use permit application.
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-106
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Minor use permit for oxytetracycline in non-salmonid finfish

There are no registered or permitted antimicrobial products approved by the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) for treatment of bacterial infections in finfish. This project developed an application for a minor-use permit (MUP) for the use of oxytetracycline (OTC) to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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Responsible fisheries and aquaculture - Activating a comprehensive Ecological, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting data system to uplift sustainability and traceability

Project number: 2023-024
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $500,000.00
Principal Investigator: Alistair Hobday
Organisation: CSIRO Environment
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 2023 - 29 Jul 2025
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Need

Verification of fishing and aquaculture sustainability credentials is essential to increase consumer confidence, market access and community benefit. Sector performance currently centres on monitoring fish stocks & economic benefits. However, markets increasingly require traceable evidence of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) indicators such as provenance, safety, diversity, animal welfare, carbon, biodiversity to inform decisions. To meet this need, this project activates CSIROs Healthcheck ESG Fishing & Aquaculture data system by engaging industry, managers & researchers to identify data gaps and prioritise/collect essential indicators to allow more comprehensive ESG reporting. Data will be compatible and interoperable with existing catalogues/exchanges, for publishing to recognised sustainability frameworks (e.g. Status of Australian Fish Stocks, WhichFish, National Fisheries Plan, UN SDGs). Community surveys will allow adaptive prioritisation of future data/reporting needs.

Objectives

1. Activate an existing ESG data system (Healthcheck) with complementary ESG frameworks (Status of Australian Fish Stocks, Whichfish, Our Pledge, National Fisheries Plan, UN SDGs) and promote data use to increase traceability & sustainability of wild harvest fisheries, aquaculture operations and fish stocks (hereafter, F&A)
2. Increase the number of F&A reporting against ESG frameworks from 20 to 100 stocks (over 90 percent seafood value)
3. Address F&A priority data gaps
4. Increase data access & traceability through use of data exchanges
5. Use feasibility tested data to populate existing/emerging sustainability frameworks (e.g. Status of Australian Fish Stocks, National Fisheries Plan reporting, carbon & nature-based financial disclosure frameworks) and use verified sustainability credentials to demonstrate best practice (e.g. SIAs ‘Our Pledge’, Marine Stewardship Certification)
6. Be interoperable with related frameworks e.g. Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework, ‘Know & Show your Carbon Footprint’ (funded by Agricultural Innovation Australia)
7. Understand community sustainability sentiment to inform future data gap prioritisation and build confidence
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-061
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a guideline to investigate and understand disease outbreaks of unknown cause

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-172
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

RRD4P: FRDC Contribution: Closing the Loop: Black Soldier Fly technology to convert agricultural waste

This project investigated BSF waste treatment technology to provide a new waste management options that is more sustainable, productive and profitable for the primary industries. It explored the conversion of low-value agricultural waste products into high quality, innovative fertilisers and soil...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Pork Ltd (APL)
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