City University Hong Kong

City University’s Mission: 

To nurture and develop students' talents and create applicable knowledge for social and economic advancement.

Grant Project Goal(s):

To dramatically improve the response capability of aquaculture farmers to disease risk in SE Asia.

Background:

Asia produces 89% of the world’s farmed food fish, and for many aquaculture industries up to 40% of production is lost to diseases. Early pathogen detection is therefore crucial for the successful health management and control of diseases in aquaculture.

eDNA is a front-line methodology that can identify and quantify the genetic material of different pathogens present in the water column before a disease occurs.

Immediate Objective(s):

To develop environmental DNA (eDNA) tools for early detection of pathogens relevant to aquaculture in Southeast Asia.

Key Learnings:

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