Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0667717

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0667717

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving the growth rate and flesh quality of cultured Barramundi: Investigating the effects of temperature, diet, and population. Barramundi fillet is one of the premier seafoods available in Australia and the decline of wild fisheries has increased the demand for the cultured product. Accordingly, there has been a rapid growth of the barramundi farming industry, but competition from cheaper overseas imports has cut the sale price and profit margins of local growers. By developing methods to increase growth rates, this research has the potential to substantially increase profit margins by reducing production costs and increasing turnover. Improvement of flesh quality will also increase the attractiveness of barramundi fillet. Increasing the viability of barramundi culture in Australia will attract more growers and increase employment opportunities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-08-2006

End Date: 07-08-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $171,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Comparative Physiology | Aquaculture | Fisheries Sciences | Animal Anatomy And Histology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aquaculture | Fish |

Other Keywords

Animal Anatomy And Histology | Aquaculture | Comparative Physiology | Fish | Fisheries Sciences

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