Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram projects
Research Areas
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Product Diversification, Quality and Marketing
Administration and Communication
Feeds and Nutrition
1997/361 Project 1: implementation and coordination of research experiments conducted with caged SBT, to assess manufactured diets, feeding regimes and harvesting techniques.
Principal Investigators: Mr Steven Clarke - SARDI (E-mail: steven.clarke@sa.gov.au), Dr Jeffrey Buchanan - SARDI (jeffrey.buchanan@sa.gov.au) and Dr Brett Glencross - SARDI (E-mail: bglencross@fish.wa.gov.au). COMPLETED
1997/362 Project 2: development and optimisation of manufactured feeds for SBT.
Principal Investigator: Dr Robert van Barneveld - Barneveld Nutrition (Email: rob@barneveld.com.au). COMPLETED
1997/363 Project 3: experimental analyses of the effects of ration and feeding frequency on the thermodynamics energetics, growth and condition of farmed SBT.
Principal Investigators: Dr John Gunn - CSIRO (E-mail: John.Gunn@csiro.au) and Ms Kirsten Rough - TBOASA (E-mail: kirstenrough@bigpond.com). COMPLETED
2000/220 Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: use of steam extrusion and nutritional surrogates to develop a suitable manufactured diet to replace bait fish as the primary source of nutrients for Southern Bluefin Tuna.
Principal Investigator: Dr Robert van Barneveld - Barneveld Nutrition (Email: rob@barneveld.com.au). COMPLETED
2000/221 Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming.
Principal Investigator: Ms Kirsten Rough - TBOASA (E-mail: kirstenrough@bigpond.com). COMPLETED
2000/221.20 Aquafin CRC - FRDC Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming project 2000/221 (extension).
Principal Investigator: Dr Jeff Buchanan - SARDI (E-mail: jeffrey.buchanan@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2001/201 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: commercialisation trials for a manufactured tuna feed.
Principal Investigator: Mr Hagen Stehr - Stehr Group Pty Ltd (Email: stehr@stehrgroup.net). COMPLETED
2001/249 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: development and commercial evaluation of manufactured diets.
Principal Investigator: Dr Robert van Barneveld - Barneveld Nutrition (Email: rob@barneveld.com.au) and Craig Foster - Skretting Australia Craig.Foster@nutreco.com. BEING FINALISED
Environment
2001/102 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna environment subproject 1: development of novel methodologies for cost effective assessment of the environmental impact of aquaculture.
Principal Investigator: Dr Maylene Loo - SARDI (Email: maylene.loo@sa.gov.au). COMPELTED
2001/103 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna environment subproject 2 - evaluation of waste composition and waste mitigation strategies.
Principal Investigator: Dr Milena Fernandes - SARDI (Email: fernandes.milena@saugov.sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2001/104 Aquafin CRC - SBT Subprogram: tuna environment subproject 3 - development of regional environmental sustainability assessments for tuna sea-cage aquaculture.
Principal Investigator: Dr Jason Tanner - SARDI (Email: jason.tanner@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2003/226 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: net fouling management to enhance water quality and southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) performance.
Principal Investigator: Kirsten Rough - TBOASA (E-mail: kirstenrough@bigpond.com). BEING FINALISED
2003/226 (Extension) - extension to current Aquafin CRC/FRDC SBT Projects - 2003/226
Principal Investigator: David Ellis (ASBTIA). BEING FINALISED
2005/059 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: risk and response - understanding the tuna farming environment.
Principal Investigator: Dr Jason Tanner - SARDI (jason.tanner@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
Farm Husbandry and Management
2001/252 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: quality and nutritional evaluation of baitfish used for tuna farming.
Principal Investigator: Dr Jeff Buchanan - SARDI (E-mail: jeffrey.buchanan@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2002/219 Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: management, service delivery, infrastructure and technical support.
Principal Investigator: Mr Steven Clarke - SARDI (E-mail: steven.clarke@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2002/249 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: service delivery and infrastructure management, for projects requiring Port Lincoln based R&D support.
Principal Investigator: Dr Jeffery Buchanan - SARDI (E-mail: jeffrey.buchanan@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2003/228 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: activity metabolism in live-held southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii).
Principal Investigator: Dr Richard Musgrove - SARDI (E-mail: richard.musgrove@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2004/205 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: longer term holing of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). Principal Investigator: David Ellis - Aquaculture Management Consultants Pty Ltd (Email: aquasol@ozemail.com.au). BEING FINALISED
2004/211 Aquafin CRC - FRDC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: nutritional profiles of baitfish 3: effects of harvest and post-harvest processes on quality of local pilchards for feeding SBT.
Principal Investigator: Dr John Carragher - SARDI (E-mail: john.carragher@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2004/212 Aquafin CRC - FRDC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: assessment of alternative platforms for southern bluefin tuna research.
Principal Investigator: Wayne Hutchinson - SARDI (E-mail: wayne.hutchinson@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2005/200 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: activity metabolism in live-held southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), Phase 2.
Principal Investigator: Prof. Roger Seymour - University of Adelaide (E-mail: roger.seymour@adelaide.edu.au). COMPLETED
SBT Health
2001/200 Aquafin CRC - FRDC Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: tuna cell line development and their application to tuna aquaculture health surveillance.
Principal Investigator: Dr Mark Crane - CSIRO (E-mail: mark.crane@csiro.au). COMPLETED
2001/253 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: a risk assessment of factors influencing the health of farmed southern bluefin tuna.
Principal Investigator: Dr Barbara Nowak - University of Tasmania (E-mail: B.Nowak@utas.edu.au). COMPLETED
2003/225 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: investigation of the relationship between farming practices and southern bluefin tuna health.
Principal Investigator: Barbara Nowak - University of Tasmania (E-mail: b.nowak@utas.edu.au). COMPLETED
2004/085 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: detection of SBT pathogens in environmental samples. COMPLETED
Principal Investigator: Kathy Ophel-Keller - SARDI (E-mail kathy.ophelkeller@sa.gov.au).
2006/225 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: improving husbandry and performance of southern bluefin tuna through better understanding of the relationship of fish stress and health.
Principal Investigator: Barbara Nowak - University of Tasmania (E-mail: b.nowak@utas.edu.au). ONGOING
Product Diversification, Quality and Marketing
1997/364 Project 4: effects of husbandry and handling techniques on the post harvest quality of farmed SBT.
Principal Investigators: Mr Bruce Goodrick (goodrickb@bigpond.com) and Dr Brian Paterson (E-mail: Brian.Paterson@dpi.qld.gov.au). COMPLETED
2001/248 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: maximising the control of quality in farmed SBT.
Principal Investigator: Philip Thomas - Flinders University (Email: Philip.Thomas@flinders.edu.au). COMPLETED
2002/247 Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: using contemporary grading technologies to maximise product quality of farmed tuna: Husbandry and seasonal effects on muscle development, fat content and flesh colour.
Principal Investigator: Dr Philip Thomas - Flinders University (E-mail: Philip.Thomas@flinders.edu.au). COMPLETED
2003/227 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: development and validation of baitfish sampling methods to address international standards for southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii).
Principal Investigator: David Padula (SARDI). COMPLETED
2004/206 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: management of food safety hazards in farmed southern bluefin tuna to exploit market opportunities.
Principal Investigator: David Padula - SARDI (E-mail: David.Padula@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2004/209 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: dietary supplements for reducing oxidative stress and improving flesh quality attributes in SBT.
Principal Investigator: Philip Thomas - Flinders University (Email: Philip.Thomas@flinders.edu.au). BEING FINALISED
2004/209 (extension) - Baitfish extension project.
Principal Investigator: Trent D'Antignana (Flinders University). COMPLETED
Administration and Communication
2001/250 Aquafin CRC - Southern Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Subprogram: coordination, facilitation and adminstration.
Principal Investigator: Mr Steven Clarke - SARDI (E-mail: steven.clarke@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
2004/216 Aquafin CRC - SBT Aquaculture Subprogram: coordination, facilitation and administration.
Principal Investigator: Mr Steven Clarke - SARDI (Email: steven.clarke@sa.gov.au). COMPLETED
