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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-176
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Report on options for reducing the dependancy of the Australian aquaculture industry, ornamental fish industry, commercial and recreational fishing industry and stockfeed industry on imported aquatic imports

In 1995 a National Task Force on Imported Fish and Fish Products was set up by the then Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, Senator Bob Collins and the Minister for Resources, David Bedall. This was in response to a number of events which had raised concern within Australia regarding the...
ORGANISATION:
Aquaculture Development and Veterinary Services

Tactical Research Fund: Rapid response to abalone virus depletion in western Victoria: information acquisition and reefcode assessment models

Project number: 2007-066
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $70,000.00
Principal Investigator: Harry Gorfine
Organisation: University of Melbourne
Project start/end date: 28 Feb 2008 - 1 Oct 2008
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The workshop review concluded that (1) there are significant gaps and limitations in the existing information on the status of the abalone populations across reefs in western Victoria (West and Central zones) and exposure of these populations to the virus and (2) that the current regional model was inadequate to represent the current situation in the western zone or to evaluate management options.

In relation to the information needs, it was concluded that there was an urgent need for a repeat of the scientific surveys at all the standard monitoring sites in the western zone, and far enough into the central zone to be ahead of the virus outbreaks, during July-August 2007. The standard sampling should be augmented by genetic sampling and broad survey of aggregations on the reefs.

The current quantitative regional model is not adequate to represent the current situation in the western zone or to evaluate management options. This is because the current situation in the western zone provides both a form of depletion that is very different from fishing, in terms of the size classes affected and extent of depletion. Reefs are affected differently and the management options are also likely to vary by reef, but the existing regional model does not represent reefs. Because the current situation is unique, there is no longer a basis for assuming that the previously-used industry-based semi-quantitative assessment of reef codes will continue to be reliable.

Thus there is a need to develop and apply a quantitative model that is spatially resolved to at least the reef-code level, and to use this for assessment of population status and examination of management options at the reef-code level.

Objectives

1. Conduct the scientific surveys at the DPIR reef-code sites, using the Victorian survey methods, augmented by genetic sampling and extended survey of the extent of aggregations.
2. Develop a long-term monitoring strategy for continued assessment of reef-stock status and management options.
3. Use existing models to broadly illustrate the likely impacts of the outbreaks.
4. Compile existing information on the outbreaks in an accessible, informative form, develop reef-code growth, maturity and abundance trajectories, and agreed catch histories.
5. Develop and apply a quantitative model that is spatially resolved to the scale of reef-codes, and use this to assess the status of populations and inform the Total Allowable Catch setting process.

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-9806389-0-5
Author: Harry Gorfine
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-600
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of strategies for improved stock loss insurance and for development of a cost-sharing arrangement for emergency disease management in aquaculture

Successful completion of this project has lead to establishment of a clear pathway for aquaculture industries to access compensation for government ordered slaughter of stock as part of the response to an emergency disease incident. The pilot study provides specific details of the costs and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-089
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluation of point of care (POC) tests for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)

The CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) Fish Diseases Laboratory (AFDL), in collaboration with Biosecurity Queensland, conducted a laboratory-based evaluation of commercially available point-of-care (POC) tests designed to detect white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the field. The...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-664
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: aquatic animal health emergency management training and incident simulation

Following some initial research in 2001, it was found that the aquaculture industry lacked relevant training in emergency management procedures for aquatic animal health. There was a dangerous perception that all animal health matters were the preserve of external specialists and a few biologists...
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Training (SA)
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