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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-780
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: PhD: Molecular and quantitative genetics studies to improve breeding programs for key Australian aquaculture species

Fat or oil content in fish is an economically important trait as it is one of the primary determinants of flesh quality and consumer perception of the end-product. The market value of a carcass or fillets, particularly of large species such as kingfish and tuna, can be strongly influenced by the...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Yellowtail Kingfish
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-730
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Development of germ cell transplantation technology for the Australian aquaculture industry

The project was designed to explore the application of surrogate technology as an alternative broodstock system for the Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT). Surrogate technology, also known as germ cell transplantation, uses germ cells from a donor species, in this case SBT, and transplants them into a host...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Seafood Quality
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-781
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: PhD: Broodstock conditioning and maturation of sandfish (Holothuria scabra) and optimisation of spawning induction techniques.

This thesis reports on an investigation of brood stock conditioning methods for the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. The project aims to advance the field of sea cucumber aquaculture by developing improved methods for the conditioning and spawning of brood stock. There is great demand for...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Reproduction
SPECIES
Sea Cucumbers
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-702
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: A Final Seafood Omnibus: Evaluating changes in consumers attitudes and behaviours

The purpose of this project was twofold – firstly, to identify changes in consumers’ attitudes and behaviours over the past 5 years, and secondly, to further explore key issues impacting continued consumer trends. This study is the third Omnibus Consumer Research project carried out by...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Sustainability
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-776
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.1 Sustaining Australia’s aquaculture competitiveness by developing technological advances in genetics: Discovery of functional genes for commercial traits.(Abigail Elizur; Student Nicole Ertl)

Body colouration, an important survival, mate selection and communication mechanism for animals in the wild, has also significant commercial implications. In aquaculture, a darker body colour in prawns can increase farm profitability by AU$ 2-4 dollar per kilo of prawns. Therefore, there is a strong...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Seafood Quality
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-777
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: SCRC Honours Scholarship H4.2 Australian Farmed Prawns:B2B and B2C: A gender comparison of perceptions of relationship marketing (Dr Leone Cameron; Student Hannah O'Brien)

One of the most important global food sources is seafood, and in particular saltwater seafood. However, while demand is increasing, the supplies of wild caught sources are depleted and there is now an increased need to source seafood species, such as prawns from farmed stocks. Aquaculture has become...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Marketing
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-777
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: identification of the core leadership group and network structure of East Coast Trawl to develop, implement and evaluate strategic opportunities

The East Coast Trawl Fishery (ECTF) is spread over a large geographical area (from the Torres Strait to the Queensland/New South Wales border), and comprises a large number of small independent fishers. Importantly, it is one of Australia's largest fisheries and has an annual volume of 10,000 tonnes...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Stakeholder
SPECIES
King Prawns
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