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SCRC: Seafood CRC: CRC Visiting Fellow – Dr Pierre Boudry

Project number: 2008-726
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Scott Parkinson
Organisation: Shellfish Culture Ltd
Project start/end date: 1 Apr 2008 - 14 Oct 2008
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Dr Boudry is a world leading expert on Oyster genetics and this subject is the number one priority of the Oyster Consortium. Opportunities to expand on collaboration with the French Oyster industry (largest of its type in EU) will be discussed. This will be taking the current Oyster genetic program a step further incorporating international expertise and forming links for collaboration.
In addition as Seafood CRC Visiting Fellow the Seafood CRC are investing in this visit to spread knowledge and encourage discussion regarding collaboration by enabling those present at AA08 to hear, learn and inwardly digest information.

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-925982-04-6
Author: Pierre Boudry and Helen McCombie
Final Report • 2008-06-06 • 425.18 KB
2008-726-DLD.pdf

Summary

This visiting expert grant allowed exposure of two European mollusc researchers, Dr Pierre Boudry and Dr Helen McCombie, to the Australian shellfish industry, in particular the oyster industry.

Information and advice were passed directly on to Australian researchers and farmers in regards to lessons learnt in Europe, especially those as a result of the 2008 oyster mortality crisis. Positive feedback was received from both Dr Boudry and Dr McCombie in terms of management of the farms and the close links between research and industry that were observed in this field.

SCRC: SCRC IB: “National Shellfisheries Association Conference, Whiskey Creek Hatchery, Taylor Shellfish, Hatfield marine Science Centre & aqua Technics” Tom Spykers

Project number: 2008-784
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Kerry Wells
Organisation: Shellfish Culture Ltd
Project start/end date: 17 Mar 2009 - 29 Apr 2009
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Final report

ISBN: 978-0-9756044-2-7
Author: Tom Spykers
Final Report • 2009-04-01 • 1.09 MB
2008-784-DLD.pdf

Summary

This study tour was undertaken to attend the WERA and 101st Shellfisheries Association Conferences held in Savannah, Georgia, USA, from 21st – 26th March 2009 and to visit shellfish hatcheries throughout Washington State and Oregon.  Unfortunately I was unable to attend the WERA conference because of flight delays however Peter Kube a quantitative geneticist from the CSIRO in Hobart attended and gave a presentation on the breeding programs conducted by Shellfish Culture Ltd. The NSA meeting was comprised of three and half days of industry and research presentations with a wide range of subject areas including shellfish, crustaceans, genetics, diseases, environmental impacts and restoration. The main purpose of my attendance and the visits to the NW hatcheries was to investigate the impact of Vibrio pathogens on hatchery production and recent advances in technology and management procedures to combat its affects.

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