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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-032
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Provision of strategic advice to Oysters Australia - identifying opportunities and associated value for the Australian Oyster Industry in Carbon Neutral Accreditation and Environmental Accounts.

Claiming carbon offsets is currently unlikely to be a viable option for oyster growers, so this project discussed other opportunities related to sustainability and reducing and offsetting product and supply chain emissions to become carbon neutral and the benefits of acquiring carbon neutral...
ORGANISATION:
NineSquared
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-210
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Oyster Industry Response to the COVID19 Crisis

This project was conducted by Oysters Australia (OA) to identify ways of supporting the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was initiated in April 2020 at a time when oyster sales across the nation had dropped 95%. Oysters Australia staff and subcontractors conducted the...
ORGANISATION:
Oysters Australia Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-164
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Commercial production trial with high POMS tolerant triploid Pacific Oysters in approved NSW estuaries.

This report details a collaborative "proof of concept" project undertaken to investigate the opportunity to reinvigorate the triploid Pacific oyster farming industry in NSW estuaries affected by Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS). The participating organisations were Australian Seafood...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Seafood Industries Pty Ltd (ASI)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-728
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: visiting Expert: Dr Standish Allen - enhancement of tetraploid and triploid production in the Australian Pacific Oyster industry

The overall goal for shellfish culture limited (SCL) is to make tetraploid technology work as effectively as anywhere in the world. In many ways, SCL is ahead of the game, with dedicated facilities and technicians to pursue this goal. There is currently only a hand full of commercial operations...
ORGANISATION:
Shellfish Culture Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-238
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rural R and D for Profit: Easy-Open Oyster automation

This project attempted to overcome the consumer barrier to oyster shucking by developing the idea of an Easy Open oyster suggested by Mr Robert Simmonds, owner of Oyster Bob Pty Ltd. This entailed making a slit in the edge of the oyster shell and resealing it with wax so that the oyster remained...
ORGANISATION:
Dr Len Stephens
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