Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP200201003
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Striking Gold - Determining the genetics of gold skin colour in barramundi. Barramundi is one of Australia’s finest eating table fish and the species is gaining global prominence. However, fillet flesh colour of Australian farmed barramundi exhibit greyish tones which lowers consumer acceptance compared to other white flesh fish and imported product. Barramundi with rare golden skin tones do not exhibit this flesh "greyness" and are therefore a valuable niche product to farm if they can be produced in larger numbers. This project will elucidate the genetic basis and mechanism of expression behind the golden barramundi phenotype. In doing so, it will enable barramundi farmers to produce them at commercially relevant scales, providing them with a substantial competitive advantage in both domestic and global markets.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2021
End Date: 08-2024
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $615,012.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Aquaculture | Fisheries Sciences | Fish Physiology and Genetics
