Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093395

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1093395

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Investigations of Australian Hematodinium species (sp.): a dinoflagellate parasite damaging major crustacean fisheries in Australia and worldwide. The dinoflagellate Hematodinium species (sp.) causes a deadly infection in crustaceans worldwide and a recent outbreak in Shark Bay, WA highlights its importance in Australian waters. This project will provide a first nationwide survey of commercially important crustacean stocks enabling the Australian fisheries authorities to assess the full scale of the problem. Also, we will develop a simple, easy-to-use tool for diagnosis and management of Hematodinium sp. This project will expand the diversity of parasites studied in Australia by including this relatively poorly studied but damaging group. This project will also foster interdisciplinary collaborations within Australia, and internationally.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-01-2010

End Date: 03-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $305,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Pests And Diseases | Fisheries Sciences | Infectious Agents

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Fisheries—recreational | Control of pests and exotic species | Fisheries—commercial |

Other Keywords

Biological Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Control of pests and exotic species | Fisheries Sciences | Fisheries—commercial | Fisheries—recreational | Infectious Agents | Pests And Diseases

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