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The accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) of microalgal origin in abalone tissues causes a trade and human health risk that requires active management. Toxic algal blooms of the genus Alexandrium have recently caused several abalone harvest closures on the east coast of Australia. Risk...

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SARDI Food Safety and Innovation

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-224

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COMPLETED

Southern Rock Lobster Clean Green program, revision, digitisation & extension across the supply chain

First introduced in 2004, the Southern Rocklobster Limited Clean Green Program was developed as an integrated pot-to-plate Product Standard with independent third-party auditing of practices. During the period 2013 to 2015 the Clean Green Program was considerably updated for the first time to...

ORGANISATION:

Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)

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Southern Rock Lobster

PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-222

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NCCP - Engineering Options for the National Carp Control Plan

The Wedge Group was engaged by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) on behalf of the National Carp Control Program (NCCP), to deliver a project exploring possible engineering and technology options to address the range of high-biomass clean-up and disposal scenarios...

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The Wedge Group Pty Ltd

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European Carp

PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-221

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COMPLETED

Raise awareness of the guidelines developed by the AAWWG (Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group) with industry and review their adoption, uptake rates and utility

During the 2017 FRDC Lead, Collaborate, Partner Stakeholder Workshop delegates identified a need to assess the success of the work undertaken by the Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group (AAWWG) from 2005 – 2013 and to determine what research, development and extension activities were needed to...

ORGANISATION:

Safe Sustainable Seafood Pty Ltd

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-220

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COMPLETED

Testing established methods of early prediction of genetic merit in abalone broodstock

This report provides an assessment of the utility of RNA/DNA ratio as a method for early prediction of high performing abalone broodstock. The study was carried out on farmed Greenlip Abalone (Haliotis laevigata) whereby families were produced and resulting progeny were reared using commercial...

ORGANISATION:

James Cook University (JCU)

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Blacklip Abalone

Greenlip Abalone

PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-219

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COMPLETED

FISH 2.0 Establishing a network of investors to help drive growth in Australian fishing and aquaculture businesses

The major Australia-based activities, including events in Melbourne and Brisbane have been successfully completed, some companies have already qualified under the online process and a second group of companies is currently undertaking the online Readiness Assessment that occurs between May and...

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Manta Consulting Inc - Fish 2 0