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SCRC: Alleviation of Summer Gut Syndrome (SGS) in Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon

Project number: 2010-771
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Mohammad Katouli
Organisation: University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Project start/end date: 31 Jan 2011 - 14 Oct 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The prevalence of SGS and other gut-related diseases is a primary cause of economic losses related to the farming of Atlantic Salmon with AGD being more significant. Maricultured Atlantic salmon in Tasmanian south-eastern waters have been frequently noted to exhibit an increased mortality during summer due to SGS. The problem is of concern to the Tasmanian aquaculture industry due to reduction in production efficiency. The aetiology of the SGS is unidentified but the fact that antibiotics can resolve the problem temporarily suggests that SGS is induced by a bacterial agent or agents. Identification of the aetiology of the disease is therefore a priority to resolve the problem. This however, requires a detailed investigation of the dynamics of microbial communities in the gut and their response to environmental factors such as temperature and diet over time as well as investigating their interaction with the gut epithelium. This has to be done not only in salmon afflicted with SGS but also in healthy salmon to determine how the protective effect of normal microflora in salmon is compromised during warm seasons allowing overgrowth of certain species of bacteria. Previous research suggests SGS may be caused by the proliferation of apparently non-pathogenic species of Vibrios or Aliivibrios. This needs to be verified and we plan to investigate this as well as investigating pathogenic potential of all bacteria that establish a close contact with the gut epithelium of salmon over time. And finally the importance of probiotic strains with potential to competitively exclude pathogenic strains in salmon’s gut and their population dynamics requires investigation as these bacteria may have an important role in prevention of the SGS.

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-728
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Synthesis of Australian Prawn Farmers Association research for extension to industry and relevant stakeholders

The purpose of this project was to develop a single consolidated summary of all available research relevant to Australian prawn farming, by auditing all key research and reports (both academic and non-academic) published since 2000. The audit was required to note any issues on the current ease of...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-712
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Masters: Strategic Planning Practices used by Australian Wild Harvest Fishers

The small business sector is a foundational element of national economic performance and the provision of employment to millions of workers globally. There is considerable research literature regarding strategy and strategic planning in the context of large, small and micro businesses. However,...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-724
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: genetic technologies to support a transformation to profitability and competitiveness in F. merguiensis and P. monodon

Seafarm, at Cardwell, for most of the last 20 years, has been Australia’s largest prawn farm and the major producer of Banana Prawns. This producer wanted to understand and resolve the suspected inbreeding/ loss of diversity issues, and if necessary, redesign their breeding program to ensure it...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

SCRC: PhD: the relevance of Human Resource Practices (HRP) as a driver of aquaculture industry performance.

Project number: 2011-700
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Principal Investigator: Bishnu Sharma
Organisation: University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Project start/end date: 28 Feb 2011 - 30 Dec 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Need

There is a needed to increase the understanding of the development of human capital, and the linkages between HRP and performance, for the ongoing advancement of the Australian aquaculture industry.

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