Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240100370

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240100370

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Defining the links between climate change, marine disease and food security. This project will deliver critical new knowledge on the causes of marine pathogen outbreaks that threaten Australia’s $1.6 billion aquaculture industry. Several members of the same genus of bacteria have been implicated in recent mass mortality events in aquaculture species, as well as human illness in consumers of seafood, yet the triggers for unprecedented outbreaks of these pathogens are unknown. By coupling a suite of sophisticated molecular biological tools and physiological measurements, this research will resolve the role of environmental disturbances including marine heat waves, floods and plastic pollution in stimulating marine pathogen outbreaks, thereby informing efforts to safeguard Australia’s food security and food safety.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $754,626.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial ecology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Aquaculture Oysters | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species In Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | Microbial ecology | Microbiology

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