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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1989-085
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improved diagnosis of the infectious disease epizootic haemopoietic necrosis (EHN) in salmonid fish in Australia

Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis vims (EHNV) was the first virus isolated from finfish in Australia. It causes outbreaks of disease in wild redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) and also in hatchery reared rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss). The principal aim of this project, which was to develop a...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-052
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing and road testing a novel and robust method for trading off ecological interventions for the recovery of native fish communities

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan water recovery objectives through the Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) show outstanding potential to be accelerated through complementary measures. A complementary measures program encompasses a range of non-flow related investments to achieve ecological...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-069
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Clarence River pilot prawn farming project

The research programme was largely comprised of farming trials in a 1 ha prawn farming pond and in swimming pools on the pond bank at the field site. Juvenile school prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) were collected by commercial trawlers in Lake Wolloweyah, transported by punt to the pond where they...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-729
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Promoting Marine Finfish Aquaculture in NSW

Huon Aquaculture and NSW DPI are working together to establish NSW’s first Yellowtail Kingfish (YTK) farm. Using a recently approved Marine Aquaculture Research Lease (MARL) and an existing farm site off Port Stephens, NSW, we have begun to establish NSW largest fish production facility, with...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-902
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: aquaculture innovation hub

The Aquaculture Innovation Hub was a new initiative from the Seafood CRC and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation to coordinate aquaculture research under the Seafood CRC, facilitate improved communication and assist development of new collaborative projects. The hub brought together...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1976-018
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Ballast water investigations

Ships' ballast water was sampled on 28 occasions in four ports between November, 1976, and October, 1978. A 100.,u plankton net was hand hauled vertically 5 times in each tank. Eight non indigenous species were obtained: 6 copepods, 1 mysid and 1 amphipod. A further 14 species of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-360
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Waterproof labelling and identification systems suitable for shellfish and other seafood products

This report outlines the results of investigations into the feasibility of cost effectively marking or labelling individual oysters and other shellfish for product differentiation and to facilitate rapid and efficient recall of product in the event of a potential public health incident. A number of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-802
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Future Oysters CRC-P: Accelerated Sydney Rock Oyster (SRO) Breeding Research

This project focussed on increasing genetic resistance of Select Oyster Company (SOCo) breeding program Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata, SRO) families to QX disease and winter mortality (WM) disease. NSW DPI has worked collaboratively with SOCo to develop a SRO family-based breeding program...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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