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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-092
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigation of the impact of the seastar Coscinasterias calamaria on commercial mollusc fisheries

The large starfish, Coscinasterias calamaria is known to feed on commercially exploited molluscs, including blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra), mussels (Mytilus edulis) and scallops (Pecten irradians). The study investigated the abundance of the seastar on reefs in Port Phillip Bay, and the extent to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-217
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of management recommendations to assist in advisories around seafood safety during toxic bloom events in Gippsland Lakes

Over the last 4 years, scientists from the Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM) have been leading a research program to better understand the risks to seafood safety during toxic cyanobacterial blooms in the Gippsland Lakes and best practices for monitoring...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Environment
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