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Seventh international symposium on genetics in aquaculture

Project number: 1999-335
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $83,524.00
Principal Investigator: John Benzie
Organisation: Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS)
Project start/end date: 11 Jul 1999 - 17 Jun 2003
Contact:
FRDC
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Need

As the Australian Aquaculture Industry makes more use of genetic techniques, and works more with fully domesticated stock, there is a need to be fully informed of advances in this area. To remain competitive, and to maximise the effectiveness of limited research funds, industry and government will require to identify and access technologies developed overseas as rapidly as possible.

Advances in genetics are occuring at considerable speed and there is a need to establish and maintain interactions with research groups worldwide. The effectiveness with which this can be done is enhanced not only by demonstrating the research skills developed in Australia, but by exposure of International scientists to Australia, it aquaculture industries and research groups.

Holding the 7th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture in Australia will provide an excellent opportunity to provide this exposure, to establish or strengthen networks, and, by maintaining the tradition of the "Genetics in Aquaculture" Symposia, establishing our position in the International scene in this area of research and technology development.

The importance of this area of research and technology development was demonstrated by the demand for, and the conduct of, a national meeting on Genetics in Aquaculture in Perth in Sept 1998 supported by FRDC. At that meeting, the development of international interactions were identified as an important requirement for Australia.

Objectives

1. To provide an International Class Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, covering all aquaculture species, and different genetic approaches.
2. To ensure a financially viable event.

Final report

Author: John Benzie
Final Report • 2017-09-29 • 75.84 KB
1999-335-DLD.pdf

Summary

The successful staging of the Seventh International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture, the premier international conference for genetic experts specializing in Aquaculture, for the first time in the southern hemisphere, has led to greater exposure of the Australian Aquaculture Industries to that group.  It also facilitated the development of new contacts between Australian researchers and industry members with those overseas and provided a venue for exchange of the latest information in aquaculture genetics between Australian researchers and the international community.  Considerable media interest during the conference raised the profile of genetic applications in Aquaculture.  Positive feedback was received from research and industry groups as to the value of the conference. 

Keywords: Genetics, aquaculture, Aquaculture Symposium.

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Proceedings

Summary

The Seventh International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) was hosted by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and held at the beach-side Jupiters Sheraton Hotel in Townsville, Queensland, 15-22 July 2000. Over 140 people attended, including representatives from more than 30 countries, and a total of 137 papers were given in six topic areas.

The Special Issue Genetics in Aquaculture VII, volume 204(3-4) (2002), can be found here

Proceedings • 6.27 MB
1999-335-Product-Proceedings Genetics in Aquaculture VII.pdf
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Hatchery feeds workshop

Project number: 2000-241
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $28,225.00
Principal Investigator: David A. McKinnon
Organisation: Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS)
Project start/end date: 24 Mar 2000 - 30 Jun 2003
Contact:
FRDC
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Value Add
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Supply Chain

Need

There is already considerable Australian research commitment to the production of hatchery feeds and to the development of new feeds. Many research insitutions have a proven track record in development of production technology, but with the expansion of aquaculture in Australia there is a clearly defined need to improve coordination between the research organisations in the area of fish larvae feeds, and to identify opportunities and priorities for future research.

In October 99 McKinnon acted on advice from QFIRAC and FRDC, and canvassed support for a live feeds workshop. All respondents indicated support, but indicated that such a workshop should encompass all aspects of hatchery feeds research. We propose that the workshop will focus on hatchery feeds for finfish, and will aim to summarise the current status of research within Australia, identify gaps in research effort, and prioritise research needed.

Objectives

1. To assess the status of hatchery feeds including live and compounded feeds and identify research in progress
2. To assess priorities for research and development needs in the area of hatchery feeds
3. To identify constraints to the continued develoment of Australian aquaculture in the area of hatchery feeds.
4. To identify opportunities to enhance collaboration and information exchange amongst researchers and industry.
5. To develop an R&D plan for hatchery feeds.

Final report

ISBN: 0-642-32229-5
Author: David McKinnon
Final Report • 2003-01-30 • 426.87 KB
2000-241-DLD.pdf

Summary

With the expansion of aquaculture in Australia there is a need to improve coordination between and within both the R&D and industry sectors with regard to the study of hatchery feeds, and to identify opportunities and priorities for future research. The recent world shortage of the brine shrimp Artemia has precipitated a crisis situation in aquaculture hatcheries. Accordingly, in late 1999 FRDC commissioned a Hatchery Feeds R&D Plan, which was developed at a workshop held in Cairns, Queensland, on 9–10 March 2000. 

The aquaculture community was widely polled to establish industry priorities for future research.  A questionnaire was sent to all stakeholders, together with an invitation to attend the workshop, which was held in Cairns on 9-10 March 2000. Researchers were invited to present the results of work in progress, and industry needs were canvassed in open forums.

For convenience, the subject was divided into 5 main areas of research: microalgae, rotifers, brine shrimp, copepods and formulated diets.  Status reviews were commissioned in each of these areas, and priorities in each defined in the workshop. In all areas, the need to benchmark best practice and to more efficiently transfer research results to industry were highlighted.

Keywords: Aquaculture, hatchery, hatchery feeds, rotifer, Artemia, copepod, diet.

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Plan • 983.88 KB
Hatchery Feeds - Research and Development Plan 2000-2005.pdf

Summary

Nutrition during the early life stages is a major problem in intensive fish culture. Inadequate food sources, either in terms of quantity or quality, is a major cause of mortality. Live food such as zooplankton has been employed for culturing the early life stages of marine fish and is currently obligatory for successful culture past metamorphosis, when the fish are weaned onto dry formulated diets. Continuing research and development into production technology for a range of marine finfish species has consistently demonstrated the inadequacy of existing live prey organisms used for larviculture. 

The Annual International Conference and Exposition of the World Aquaculture Society in Sydney in 1999 (WAS 99) provided the opportunity for representatives from all the research groups working with larval feeds and larviculture to meet.  All concurred that there was a considerable Australian research commitment to the production of hatchery feeds and to the development of new feeds.  However, with the expansion of aquaculture in Australia there was seen to be a need to improve coordination between the research organisations in the study of fish larvae feeds, and to identify opportunities and priorities for future research. Accordingly, FRDC subsequently requested us to prepare a strategic R&D plan to more appropriately match the needs of industry. 

On 9–10 March 2000 we convened a Hatchery Feeds workshop in Cairns, with the following objectives: 
1. To assess the status of hatchery feeds, including live and compounded feeds, and to identify research in progress.
2. To assess priorities for research and development needs in the area of hatchery feeds.
3. To identify constraints to the continued development of Australian aquaculture in the area of hatchery feeds.
4. To identify opportunities to enhance collaboration and information exchange amongst researchers and industry.
5. To develop a national R&D plan for hatchery feeds.

This document is the outcome of that meeting.

Proceedings • 893.33 KB
Hatchery Feeds - Proceedings of a workshop held in Cairns, 9-10 March 2000.pdf

Summary

With the expansion of aquaculture in Australia, the Fisheries Research and Development Commission (FRDC) perceived a need to improve coordination between research organisations and industry in the study of fish larvae feeds, and to identify opportunities and priorities for future research. Accordingly, FRDC subsequently requested us to prepare a strategic R&D plan to more appropriately match the needs of industry.

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PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-055.91
PROJECT STATUS:
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Marketing research priorities for fishery ecosystem protection

The publication A Review and Synthesis of Australian Fisheries Habitat Research, by Mike Cappo, resulted from a three-year review of fisheries habitat research. The report identified the stressors and responses that characterise fisheries habitats. The FRDC requested AIMS to design a marketing...
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