Following the wind-up of Wildcatch Fisheries SA, a seafood industry forum was held in mid-2021 to gauge support for a new peak industry body to represent the interests of the SA Seafood Industry to Government, its agencies, other stakeholders and the community. At this forum, key fishing and seafood...
This project focuses on the ongoing development and maintenance of the Australian Fish Names Standard. Initiated by Seafood Services Australia in 1999, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) took carriage of the development of the Fish Names Standard in 2013. Initial accreditation...
This project has started as a concept and has culminated in the publishing of AS 5301- the Australian Standard for Aquatic Plant Names. This is recognised as being a “world’s first” and has resulted in an industry agreed list of names at the start of this highly important...
• Standards Australia audits have all been successful and FRDC operating procedures have been incorporated into the FNC operating procedures.
• Steps have been taken by the FNC to ensure that the approved names in the Australian Fish Names Standard are in harmony with the names used in...
Conference registrations of 244 which included 13 free for Sponsors were considered to be well above expectations. The higher than expected registrations and sound management resulted in the conference making a profit.
Feedback from delegates personally and via Facebook and emails indicated a high...