Advancing Shrimp Farming: Environmental DNA and RNA as biomarkers in shrimp aquaculture

• Project/Area Number: 24K09059
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 40030:Aquatic bioproduction science-related
• Research Institution: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
• Principal Investigator: HUERLIMANN Roger 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 海洋気候変動ユニット, ポストドクトラルスカラー (20972003)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: Okinawa / Shrimp farming / Aquaculture / eDNA/eRNA

Outline of Research at the Start

In collaboration with a local Okinawan Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) aquaculture farm we will assess the use of eNA analyses methods for shrimp farming. Our goal is to devise non-invasive assays that accurately measure overall pond health, shrimp density, activity, and molting stages.