This project originated at a meeting of the Research Sub-committee of the Marine Scalefish Fishery Management Committee held on 18 March 2005. The project was then identified at the SAFRAB Research & Development workshop held on 23 March as a priority project for the Marine Scalefish fishery.
The...
The project was developed in response to the recent emergence of QX disease in Port Stephens. The short term need this project seeks to address have been resolved in consultation with the Port Stephens QX Working group, a collective of representatives from NSW farmers, Port Stephens oyster growers,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
This application was developed in consultation with Oysters Australia, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, oyster researchers and oyster growers in response to ongoing QX disease outbreaks in Sydney rock oysters in NSW and QLD. The challenges posed by QX disease, and knowledge gaps...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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