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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1987-058
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Study of the protective mechanisms in fish for ciguatoxin and assessment of their role in therapy of human ciguatera poisoning

This is the final report for two Fishing Research and Development Grants, 1987-058 and 1988-029. Both grants provided funds for research on Ciguatera poisoning and Ciguatoxin. Experimental studies were conducted on fish and mammals. Both grants are specifically related to ciguatera poisoning and...
ORGANISATION:
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-721
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Seafood CRC Research Travel Grant: Attendance at the Marine and Freshwater Toxins, Third Joint Symposium and the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC) Task Force Meeting andparticipation in the International training workshop on chemical based methods (LCMS/ MSMethods) for detecting diarrheic and other lipophillic toxins, Tacoma, Washington USA

By Ian Stewart Harmful algal toxins are a recognised hazard to seafood safety. Several toxin families are subject to regulatory oversight, so the topic of reliable and reproducible detection and quantification of this structurally and functionally diverse group of compounds is of paramount...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-085
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of an algal bloom monitoring buoy for the Australian aquaculture industry: proof of concept

A prototype of an automatic algal monitoring buoy was developed for unattended operation in shellfish and finfish farm waters. The instrument employs novel antifouling and self-calibration strategies (subject to a provisional patent ) based on a battery-powered actuator extending into the seawater...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-217
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of management recommendations to assist in advisories around seafood safety during toxic bloom events in Gippsland Lakes

Over the last 4 years, scientists from the Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM) have been leading a research program to better understand the risks to seafood safety during toxic cyanobacterial blooms in the Gippsland Lakes and best practices for monitoring...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-203
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk from Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins and Dinophysis to the Australian Shellfish Industry

This study first examined DSTs in spiked and naturally contaminated shellfish - Sydney Rock Oysters (Saccostrea glomerata), Pacific Oysters (Magallana gigas/Crassostrea gigas), Blue Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and Pipis (Plebidonax deltoides/Donax deltoides), using LC-MS/MS ...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-359
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk assessment for the NSW seafood industry

Seafood, unlike most other foods, can pose serious food poisoning risks simply as a result of their biology and/or the way in which they are consumed. This problem is further exacerbated by the fact that animals posing a risk do not show any signs that can easily distinguish them from...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries