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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-300
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Social Science and Economics Research Coordination Program (SSERCP)

The SSERCP project has been successful in providing timely and relevant advice to the drafting and reviewing stages of RD&E priorities, projects and reports in order to maximise beneficial outcomes of this investment for fisheries and aquaculture. It has been successful in supporting the FRDC...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-302
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference and Workshop 2006 - cutting edge technologies in fish and fisheries science

The FRDC provided funding to support the organisation and hosting of the 2006 Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) conference and workshop on cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science. This funding was matched by sponsorship from a range of government, university and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-075
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Recreational Southern Rock Lobster tagging program – assessing current data and modelling assumptions and approaches to establish a robust estimate

This project assesses options for streamlining and improving the current electronic reporting process (VicRLTag app) based on an evaluation of the first three years of the Victorian Recreational Rock Lobster Tagging Program.
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-223
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: facilitation, administration and promotion

The salmon industry is one of Australia’s largest aquaculture industries and produced approximately 16,000 tonnes of farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, in 2001/02 at an estimated farm gate value of $170 million. The industry is a major regional and youth employer and is based in Tasmania...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-083
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Review and assessment of the impacts of the proposed broad areas of interest (BAOI) for MPA development in the SE region

On the 14 December 2005 the Australian Government announced detailed proposals for the establishment of an extensive network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the South-east Region of Australia. The 14 candidate MPAs would cover more than 170,000 square kilometres of Commonwealth waters off...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)

SCRC: Seafood CRC Combined Visiting Expert and Research Travel Grant Application: Visit by Dr. Standish K. Allen Jr. from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to Australia and fluorescent in situ hybridisation training by CRC PhD student Penny Miller prior to Dr Allen’s visit

Project number: 2012-727
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Penny Miller
Organisation: University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date: 27 Mar 2012 - 27 Feb 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-925982-14-5
Author: Penny Miller
Final Report • 2013-02-28 • 293.94 KB
2012-727-DLD-RTG.pdf

Summary

Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) is a genetic technique that involves fluorescently labelling chromosomes so that each can be identified individually under a high powered microscope. FISH could be an important tool for detecting the aneuploid frequency in tetraploid oyster populations. This is important because a decrease in tetraploid genetic stability could potentially reduce the efficiency of breeding programs and may have carry over impacts on the triploid commercial product.

The PhD student travelled to Canberra to work with Tariq Ezaz of the University of Canberra on troubleshooting her FISH protocol to work on Pacific Oysters. Eventually, the protocol worked, but not consistently or at a strong enough level for chromosomes to be individually identified. It was determined that, due to their small size and weak signals, fluorescently labelled microsatellites are not a reliable method for karyotyping oysters, particularly polyploids where chromosomes tend to overlap. A different probe (PNA) was also trialled. Again this was inconsistent, but the signals were stronger than the microsatellites. This probe is worth mapping and further investigation, however, time, money and sampling constraints prevented any additional study.

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