Cardicola forsteri is the dominant blood fluke species detected in farmed Southern Bluefin Tuna in 2018. Our results have shown that traditional methods (heart flush and gill microscopy) were limited to detecting adults or eggs. Comparisons of currently used diagnostic methods showed that...
PIEFA was established in 2007 with bipartisan government support following an extensive series of roundtables and working party meetings supported by the federal Minister of Agriculture.
PIEFA became operational in April 2010 with support from the government, education and industry sectors. The...
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Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
Traditionally, in common with other agriculture-based industries, the Australian Fishing Industry has been production, rather than consumer, oriented. In recent times, however, diminishing markets for meat, fruit and vegetables have served as catalysts for change in these industries, changes...
The mass of scallops sampled from processing plants in Melbourne during the period November 1983 - December 1994 was found to vary according to fishing ground. Tasmanian scallops were larger (mean 11.6g) than those from Port Phillip Bay (9.9g) and Lakes' Entrance (9.4g).
Scallops caught in Port...