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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)

PIRSA Innovative Solutions: Investigations to address key policy gaps associated with the development of clam farming in South Australia: genetic and health issues aligned to translocation and stock identification

Project number: 2010-233
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $74,779.00
Principal Investigator: Xiaoxu Li
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
Project start/end date: 21 Dec 2011 - 29 Nov 2012
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The need for the development of an Australian clam aquaculture industry is a direct outcome of the inability of the wild clam industry to meet the demand of a large international market prepared to pay a premium price for quality Australian clams. While clam aquaculture has been successfully developed on a large scale overseas, none exists in Australia at this time. Currently, a feasibility study to evaluate clams culture on intertidal and subtidal leases in SA is underway with the funding support from FRDC, SA Clam Aquaculture and SARDI (FRDC project 2009/208).

At the same time, PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture is evaluating policies related to clam aquaculture development in SA to ensure the long term viability of both the wild harvest fishery and the successful development of a sustainable aquaculture industry. The critical knowledge gaps identified for this assessment are: 1. population genetic structure of clam species in South Australia; 2. potential genetic and biosecurity risks of moving farming stocks between localities, and 3. effective and efficient methods to distinguish hatchery produced stock from wild stocks. Understanding the population structure of this clam species and biosecurity risks of moving stocks will allow for the development of far more specific management strategies to control the potential adverse genetic and biosecurity impacts of farmed clams on the local wild population, thus protecting its genetic integrity if genetically divergent localised populations exist along the SA coastline. Practical identification of hatchery stocks will ensure compliance with wild fishery, aquaculture and recreational harvesting policies. All these need to be taken into account in developing clam aquaculture in SA.

Objectives

1. To characterise the genetic population structure of clams, Donax deltoides or Katelysia rhytiphora (to be determined) in South Australia
2. To identify and evaluate method(s) for differentiation between farmed and wild clams
3. To identify potential biosecurity issues relating to commercial clam aquaculture
4. To identify practical ways to mitigate unaddressed risks associated with clam aquaculture development in SA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-216
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Informing inter-jurisdictional snapper management in eastern Australia

Snapper has been fished since the early development of the colony around Sydney Harbour in the late 18th century, but it was the arrival of steam power in the 1860’s that enabled fishers to start regularly targeting the abundant schools of snapper occurring in the deep-water fishing grounds...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
SPECIES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-361
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a stock protection system for flexible oceanic pens containing finfish

This Project was funded by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation(FRDC) for the “Development of a Stock Protection System for Flexible Oceanic Pens Containing Finfish“. The Project has been developed in conjunction with the Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association(TSGA) &...
ORGANISATION:
Salmon Tasmania
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-026
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improving the precision of estimates of egg production and spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method

This project was undertaken to refine the application of the Daily Egg Production Method to Australia’s largest fishery, the South Australian Sardine Fishery and the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery. Key findings and outcomes from this study include: 1) a new generalised egg staging method...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-198
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assess new technologies and techniques that could improve the cost-effectiveness and robustness of recreational fishing surveys

Currently, the most significant gap in our knowledge in assessing the status of community-shared fisheries is determining the relative contribution by the recreational sector. To explore this issue, a two-day national workshop was held from 10-12 July 2018 at the South Australian Research and...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-195
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessing the impact of proposed marine protected areas on South Australian rock lobster catches

A state and federal collaborative program (NRSMPAs) to establish marine protected areas (MPAs) is underway nationwide. This project examines no-take zones designated for state territorial waters which lie predominantly inside 3 nautical miles from shore. In South Australia, the lobster...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
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