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Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-417
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National People Development: Membership of PIEFA to support and encourage the teaching and learning in Australian schools of information related to the Australian Fishing Industry

PIEFA was established in 2007 with bipartisan government support following an extensive series of roundtables and working party meetings supported by the federal Minister of Agriculture. PIEFA became operational in April 2010 with support from the government, education and industry sectors. The...
ORGANISATION:
Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
TAGS
Training
SPECIES
Tropical Abalone
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-051
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Extending biotoxin capability and research in Australia through development of an experimental biotoxin contamination facility to target industry relevant issues

A short-term experimental biotoxin contamination facility was set up at Roseworthy, South Australia, to examine the uptake and depuration of marine biotoxins from one of the most toxic dinoflagellates known, Alexandrium catenella. Over the period of one year, SARDI’s Seafood Food Safety group...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Modelling
SPECIES
Tropical Abalone
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-715
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Australian abalone industry R&D planning, implementation and utilisation.

This project aimed to enable the abalone industry to better be able to work collaboratively and improve the quality of products supplied to the market and to maintain market share in major exports. This project aimed to: Coordinate the planning, implementation and reporting of research and...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
TAGS
Sustainability
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone

Abalone Aquaculture Subprogram: environmental requirements of abalone

Project number: 1997-323
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $138,044.75
Principal Investigator: Chris Burke
Organisation: University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date: 21 Oct 1997 - 30 Oct 2001
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TAGS
Market Opportunities
Fisheries Management
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone

Need

The rapid expansion of the Australian abalone culture industry is being underpinned by advances in research and development that have seen tank designs and formulated diets become far more cost-effective. Market prospects are excellent (Johnston, 1996) and investment capital and available sites do not seem to be limiting factors. The hatchery sector is performing very well and its capacity is expanding rapidly.

The major threat to this optimistic scenario is a decline in the health status of abalone and the most likely cause is inadequate water quality. The threat is real based on results obtained from our previous FRDC-funded, environmental requirements (bioassay) research. The 30% reduction in growth rate noted above would be enough to destroy profit margins in most aquaculture industries.

We need to determine safe levels of more of the water quality variables that threaten the health of abalone and to refine the estimates for some of the variables assessed so far; greenlip abalone have proved to be even more sensitive to ammonia and nitrite than we had expected. In some states there is more emphasis on blacklip abalone culture and we need to assess that species at least in terms of its sensitivity to the most likely stressors. We also need to develop diagnostic tools for the tissue damage that these water quality variables do when outside these safe ranges so that health workers can identify the cause of a health problem in abalone.

This project is compatible with the FRDC strategic plan as it is commercially attractive (prevents loss of profitability), it is feasible (the experimental system, methods and expertise have already been developed), it is collaborative (hosted by industry), has been given the highest priority by the Subprogram Steering Committee, it relates strongly to growth and survival within aquaculture development, and the species involved are primarily being produced for the Asia - Pacific market. Additionally, it contributes to export technology (live holding) and Ecosystem Protection by defining tolerances of a key commercial and recreational species.

Objectives

1. Overall objective is to provide the information needed for industry to reduce its operating costs (water exchange) or increase production (through higher stocking densities) in a manner that does not compromise the health of the abalone through inadequate water quality.
2. Specifically, we aim to establish safe operating levels for a range of water quality variables
3. We also aim to identify stress-specific changes in the structure or biochemistry of abalone in relation to particular water quality problems. This will improve the diagnostic tools available to veterinary staff.
4. Finally, we plan to convey this information in a prompt and user friendly form for industry.

Final report

ISBN: 0-85901-849-0
Author: Chris Burke
Final Report • 2001-08-27 • 525.63 KB
1997-323-DLD.pdf
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-241
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Progressing the recommendations from the scoping study report for abalone marketing and promotion

The Australian abalone industry identified a clear need to continue with the work done by David McKinna and the investigation into the Australian abalone industry, its markets, global production, abalone consumption and consumption trends and Australia’s position in the market....
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
TAGS
Trade
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone

Seafood CRC: China projects expenses - 2012/704 and 2012/705

Project number: 2012-705.20
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $10,468.23
Principal Investigator: Jayne M. Gallagher
Organisation: Seafood CRC Company Ltd
Project start/end date: 31 Dec 2012 - 29 Jun 2013
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TAGS
Rac Wa
Market Opportunities
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Southern Rock Lobster
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone

Need

This project is for expenses associated with CRC projects 2012/704 and 2012/705

Objectives

1. To enable industry attendance at the CRC China Projects Reference Group meetings

Towards optimising the spatial scale of abalone fishery management

Project number: 2004-019
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $525,407.00
Principal Investigator: Stephen Mayfield
Organisation: SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Project start/end date: 30 Jul 2004 - 28 May 2008
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TAGS
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Population Dynamics
Fisheries Management
Distribution
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone

Need

Fine scale management of abalone fisheries may reduce the risk of Zonal stock collapse through discreet management units permitting separate extraction controls on the basis of the population parameters specific to these areas.

Furthermore, implementation of finer scale 'management units' has the potential for better resource use through increased TACC based on the productivity of individual populations.

However, fine scale management of abalone fisheries is limited by (1) the existing knowledge on the spatial variability in growth rate, F, M, abundance and reproductive biology of abalone; (2) difficulties with ensuring effective compliance with a multitude of size limits and area TACC by commercial fishers; (3) the ability to estimate relevant minimum sizes and TACC at fine spatial scales; and (4) the ability of managers of abalone fisheries to define appropriate boundaries between 'management units'.

Consequently, there are clear needs (1) to examine the spatial variation in the fisheries biology, morphology and genetics of blacklip abalone; (2) to investigate options for effective compliance at small spatial scales; (3) to model abalone populations at fine spatial scales and (4) to utilise this information to establish a framework that assists with the developement of spatial 'management units' with appropriate MLL and TACC.

This project directly addresses one of the top priorites identified by the South Australian Abalone Fishery Management Committee (Reducing the spatial of management - priority ranking 2), as well as the fourth strategic (Enhance governance arrangements for more innovative, responsive and effective management of the resources) and third targeted priority (Stock assessment/sustainability/management) within the Natural Resources Program R&D priorities identified by the SAFRAB.

Objectives

1. To identify and investigate the utility of a 'morphometric marker' as a rapid, non-destructive approach for determining boundaries among abalone populations.
2. To evaluate approaches for effective compliance at finer spatial scales.
3. Evaluate the spatial variation in the fisheries biology, morphology and population genetics of blacklip abalone populations in the Southern Zone of the South Australian abalone fishery.
4. To model populations of blacklip abalone at a scale appropriate to the spatial variation observed.
5. To establish a framework that will assist in the development of 'management units' appropriate to the spatial variation observed and in accordance with both management and compliance limitations.

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-7308-5386-2
Author: Stephen Mayfield
Final Report • 2008-08-13
2004-019-DLD.pdf
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-147
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk factors and management strategies associated with summer mortality in Australian abalone

In this project, we reviewed the scientific literature and collaborated with Australian abalone growers to develop a case definition for summer mortality. The case definition developed for summer mortality is as follows: i. Chronic mortality of unknown cause (if in doubt take this to mean...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
TAGS
Toxin
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Industry
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