Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Rockall Emerging Markets Master Fund Ltd
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVI BIOPHARMA INC [AVII]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
May be deemed 10% group member
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,935,696
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (right to buy) 07/30/2009 07/30/2014 Common Stock 431,034 $ 1.16 D (1)  
Warrants (right to buy) 02/25/2010 08/25/2014 Common Stock 200,000 $ 1.78 D (1)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rockall Emerging Markets Master Fund Ltd
C/O MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      May be deemed 10% group member
O'Driscoll Conor
C/O MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      May be deemed 10% group member
Egan Con
C/O MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      May be deemed 10% group member
Meldrum Asset Management, LLC
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      May be deemed 10% group member

Signatures

Rockall Emerging Markets Master Fund, Ltd., By: MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC Its Investment Manager - /s/ Con Egan (Con Egan, Principal) 03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: MELDRUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC - /s/ Con Egan (Con Egan, Principal) 03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Con Egan 03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Conor O'Driscoll 03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This Form 3 is being jointly filed by Rockall Emerging Markets Master Fund Limited (the "Fund"), Meldrum Asset Management, LLC ("Meldrum"), and Messrs. Con Egan and Conor O'Driscoll, who may be deemed members of a "group" with George Haywood and Cheryl Haywood for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. The securities reported in this Form 3 are directly owned by the Fund and are indirectly owned by Meldrum, by virtue of it being the Fund's investment manager, and by Messrs. Con Egan and Conor O'Driscoll by virtue of their positions as managers of Meldrum.

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