Seafood CRC: Education and training exchange program with NOFIMA, a world leading aquaculture research institute

Funded Activity Summary

Individuals/organisations that would benefit from the program with Nofima are those that are:

1. considering starting selective breeding programs or supplying industry with hatchery stock (as many as 10 industry associations or groups of farms)

2. analysing data and making decisions about the selection and mating of selectively bred stock (as many as 10 genetics service providers, private or public)

3. involved with the day-to-day operation of a nucleus or hatchery (includes many hatchery managers)

4. trying to run a profitable selective breeding or hatchery business (eg. managers or owners of companies such as Australian Seafood Industries PL for Pacific Oyster or Saltas PL for Atlantic Salmon)

Individuals/organisations in these interest groups have overlapping needs to some degree:

A. Need for owners, managers, geneticists and hatchery staff in Australia to be put in touch (network) with those having similar responsibilities in other sectors within Australia, as well as with international players in the selective breeding scene, so that they can benefit from the experience of existing research organisations and businesses.

B. Australia's reputation, isolation and environment could make it an attractive source of selectively bred stock internationally. Therefore there is an opportunity for some breeding programs to supply overseas producers with genetically improved stock. But there is a need to understand how such a business might operate and how risks can be managed.

C. Need for those analysing data and making decisions about the selection and mating of selectively bred stock, and involved with the day-to-day operation of a nucleus or hatchery, to be informed of the latest technical developments overseas and how developments might be adopted to benefit Australian breeding companies and aquaculture industries.

D. Need for improving basic knowledge about establishing, running and profiting from selective breeding.

Objectives:
1. To give owners, managers, geneticists and hatchery staff involved with selective breeding programs in Australia short-term exposure to facilitate the establishment of dialogue, cooperation and/or collaboration with international players on the selective breeding scene
2. To directly educate and inform scientists making decisions about selection and mating (at least one person for each aquaculture industry participating in the Seafood CRC) and those involved with the day-to-day operation of the nucleus or hatchery about the latest technical developments overseas and how these might be adapted within Australia
3. To improve basic knowledge about establishing, running and profiting from selective breeding leading to implementation of significant and recognisable improvements in breeding programs towards world’s best practice (on average at least one improvement per sector)

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2015

End Date: 20-12-2015

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $5,000.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Animal Technologies | Aquaculture | Husbandry | Innovation

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