Control of Perkinsus disease in abalone

Funding Activity

Website
https://www.frdc.com.au/project/2000-151

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Disease, particularly Perkinsus disease, is seen as the fourth major risk to the sustainability of the abalone fishery in SA (SA Fisheries & Aquaculture Five Year Research and Development Strategy). Perkinsus disease causes ongoing losses to the industry, losses that are expected to increase with global warming unless some action is taken to curb the disease. This project will explore one approach that may be feasible to control Perkinsus and thus reduce its impact on the industry.

A recent project in California (Culver and Kuris, in press) successfully eradicated a species of mudworm from abalone by removal of the most susceptible shell (N. Bax, CSIRO, pers. com.)

Objectives:
1. To determine the extent and nature of Perkinsus infection around Taylor Island, identification of possible reservoir hosts, the production of an epidemiological model, and recommendations on appropriate management methods.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-09-2000

End Date: 11-05-2006

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $247,749.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

Climate Change | Disease | Fisheries Management | Modelling

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