Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140100412
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Utilising innovative fishing technology to address key questions on the biology of Antarctic krill. Antarctic krill are an important species in the Southern Ocean supporting most of the Antarctic birds and mammals. A sustainable krill fishery is developing with krill products used in aquaculture and increasingly for human consumption. A new omega 3 krill oil industry has emerged and is rapidly expanding. The aim of the project is to predict the factors governing oil levels and the biochemical composition in krill which will help us understand growth, reproduction and recruitment. The research aims to also assess the possible effects of climate change on krill. Outcomes of this research aim to be used to manage the expanding krill fishery.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2015
End Date: 06-2020
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $491,700.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Natural Resource Management | Environmental Science and Management | Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment | Global Change Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments |
