Location	Funding	Institution	Principal Investigator(s)
Hawaii	$60,412	Oceanic Institute	Dustin Moss

1. Collect polychaetes from local near-shore habitats and screen for the incidence of shrimp viruses previously reported in Hawaii.
2. Culture locally collected polychaetes selected based on large size and/or high reproductive output and palatability to shrimp.
3. Culture locally collected polychaetes selected based on large size and/or high reproductive output and palatability to shrimp.
4. Achieve settlement and metamorphosis of polychaete larvae and growth of juvenile.
5. Select a single species for scale-up and optimization.
6. Biochemical analysis of cultured worms to determine nutrient composition and fatty acid profiles.
7. Disseminate the results of the research project.