Shoalhaven Marine & Freshwater Centre Projects

2011 - 2012

Cultivation technology and nutritional properties of Australian seaweeds (cont')
Rural Industries R&D Corporation (RIRDC) + Marinova

Ensuring that the Australian Oyster Industry adapts to a changing climate (cont')
(Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)+ the Southern and Northern Rivers Catchment management Authorities

Seaweeds Australia
R&D and Industry network for commercial cultivation and applications of Seaweeds
Rural Industries R&D Corporation (RIRDC) & Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)

Evaluating Microdictyon umbilicatum bloom biomass as an agricultural compost conditioner for native and commercial plants
Shoalhaven City Council WASIP Project in partnership with Resourceful Recycling

Effect of fish oil and micronutrient supplementation on behaviour and mental health of adult offenders: a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) 
UOW Partnerships funding with partnership with Corrective Services NSW, Justice Health NSW.

2010

Cultivation technology and nutritional properties of Australian seaweeds
Rural Industries R&D Corporation (RIRDC) + Marinova

Recreational Fishing in the Shoalhaven Shire (cont')
Capability and Suitability studies towards development of a shellfish aquaculture industry in Jervis Bay
(FRDC -Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Shoalhaven City Council & IINSW)

Review on the use and production of algae and manufactured diets as feed for sea-based abalone aquaculture in Victoria
DPI Fisheries Victoria

2009

Ecological Impacts of "Smart" flood gates on the ecology of the Shoalhaven River, NSW
(Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (SRCMA , BedRock Oysters & Shoalhaven City Council))

Recreational Fishing in the Shoalhaven Shire
The Centre has received a grant from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trust to fund investigation of the recreational fishing in the region and provide advice on the best methods of assessing the effort and catch. 

Investigating Estuary Perch and Australian Bass
Chris Walsh and NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries Research) investigating the life history and movements of estuary perch and Australian bass. 

Seaweed Culture for healthy food product sand environmentally sustainable Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems for temperate Australia. Report