Ciguatera poisoning is a form of seafood poisoning that occurs in humans after the ingestion of particular specimens of a variety of tropical marine fish species. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the ingestion of small quantities of a very powerful toxin, ciguatoxin (CTX), that occurs in the tissues...
This project aimed to develop ‘how to’ guide for small to medium businesses to assist in navigating the Food Standards Code as well as a simple promotional brochure framework, using Augusta Wild Caught Fisheries to illustrate how it could be used in practice. This guide aims to help...
This project aimed to assist the seafood industry with sound practical advice on the assessments of food safety and quality aspects of new packaged seafood products in a concise and clear format.
Seafood processing and packaging techniques such as modified atmosphere packaging and vacuum packaging...
Spoilage of fresh fish products by the action of bacteria is one of the main causes of the short shelf-life of these products. A range of bacteria are responsible for this and are referred to collectively as "spoilage bacteria". Currently methods to detect both spoilage of the product and the...
This project and the resulting appointment of Mohan Raj led to collaboration with industry to improve seafood processing through a variety of endeavours including on site production evaluation (and recommendations for processing changes), communication through Masterclass workshops as well as the...
Survey forms sent to over 800 companies in the aquaculture and processing sectors of the Australian seafood industry on the provision of occupational health services and the prevalence of allergic health problems drew 140 responses.
The key findings of this survey were:
About half of the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Since publication of the original Plan in early 1999 there have been significant changes in NT Government directions and priorities that required the Plan be updated. These included:
Greater emphasis on recreational fishing; Increased prominence being given to aquaculture development, both...
The introduction of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas into Tasmanian waters has led to a large population of feral Pacific oysters. This resource is to the most part under utilised and generally viewed as a pest. Harvesting this resource would provide both social and environmental benefits. To...