PROJECT NUMBER
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2005-209
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Select Oyster Company Pty Ltd
TAGS
SPECIES
3 results
SCRC: Piloting Commercial Scale Supply of Mass Selected Sydney Rock Oysters
Project number:
2013-709
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$0.00
Principal Investigator:
Jane Clout
Organisation:
Select Oyster Company Pty Ltd
The recent Morten Rye Review of Australian Breeding Programs and their Commercialisation recognised NSW’ SRO breeding achievements as an ‘an excellent platform for full implementation of a highly effective family based, multi-trait selection program for SRO’ but recommended the following for SOCo & SRO:
• Development of a reliable hatchery technique for consistent high volume production of SRO spat, and a reliable source of supply which preferably should be a commercial hatchery: Work currently undertaken independently of SOCo
• Facilitate effective family based multi-trait selection (incorporating quantitative genetic advice)
o Prepare an operational breeding plan based on sound quantitative genetics and selection theory
o Establish effective data recording (nucleus and performance testing) and database management systems
• Establish a management team with the core responsibility to coordinate breeding program activities in close collaboration with PSFI and with technical input from a competent provider of quantitative genetic services (e.g. CSIRO).
NSW DPI is also looking to industry to progressively adopt management and self fund the current MSBP breeding program. Significant progress toward this goal has been achieved for the MSBP and the appointment of a manager and the divestment of routine operations of the program would signal industry’s acceptance of and commitment to the program and provide a strong incentive for DPI to continue to invest in pair mated program development.
For SOCo to achieve the aim set out in the review it must invest in program mechanics alongside private commercial investment in hatchery technique for SRO to address production barriers.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-9756045-1-9
Author:
Select Oyster Company P/L
Final Report
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2015-05-19
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1.47 MB
2013-709-DLD.pdf
This project was developed to progress the long term commitment of both industry and research providers to providing lines of Sydney Rock Oyster selected for growth rate, shell shape and disease resistance, to farmers of this species. It progresses commercialisation outcomes and provides a platform for the delivery of outcomes of past and current CRC research projects.
This project aimed to:
- Develop protocols for broodstock management and perpetuation
- Develop improved communication with end users with regard to availability, properties and management of available selected stocks.
- Coordinate hatchery requirements with broodstock availability to improve supply.
- Develop human resources with shellfish specific experience
- Introduce selected broodstock into more multiplier hatcheries.
- Develop a platform to support delivery of outcomes of current research projects including the developing family breeding program.
People development program: 2014 FRDC Visiting Expert Award - Associate Professor Dale Leavitt
Project number:
2008-328.20
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$8,961.33
Organisation:
Select Oyster Company Pty Ltd
SPECIES
Oyster farmers are increasingly trying to diversify their crop by purchasing hatchery-sourced oyster spat, in addition to wild-caught oysters. In order to take full advantage of the increase in commercially available hatchery spat, farmers want to be able to purchase seed directly from hatcheries, in addition to purchasing seed from land-based nurseries. Currently, hatchery-produced spat is held in a land-based commercial nursery for up to 6 months until it reaches a size that can be handled (>4mm) by oyster farmers using conventional trays, baskets, and tumblers. Floating Upweller Systems (FLUPSY) are a proven technology that provide farmers overseas the infrastructure required to grow delicate nursery stage oyster seed at a significantly faster rate than sock/tray and land-based nursery methods. By enhancing the husbandry of nursery oysters, growers will cultivate a more robust crop and will reduce the cultivation time, increasing profitability. FLUPSYs can also be solar powered which is a practical, affordable and sustainable technology that would significantly benefit oyster farmers with limited land-based access that wish to diversify and grow their businesses. There is a need to bring an expert to Australia to assess the feasibility of FLUPSYs in Australia, including the application and construction of FLUPSYs in Australian systems. FLUPSY technology has been pioneered and developed extensively among oyster farms in the USA and Canada, supplying an increasingly affordable, sustainable and accessible technology for oyster businesses of varying scales. Therefore, current information about the application of FLUPSYs will be well received within the Australian oyster industry.
1. • Knowledge transfer of the applicability and benefit of FLUPSYs in the Australian Oyster industry via a series of interstate workshops
2. • Identify specific uses of FLUPSYs as a means to 1) efficiently cultivate single seed oyster spat than current sock/tray methods
2) diversify business techniques
3) improve handling techniques and spat condition.
3. • Build-up collaborations between Australian and USA oyster industries
4. • Long-term industry intention to increase use of hatchery-sourced spat as a result of uptake FLUPSY technology
5. • Development of a comprehensive, user-friendly FLUPSY manual, specific to Australian environmental systems
