This travel grant was related to research into market access of abalone to the European Union (Market Access for Abalone: Seafood CRC Project 2008/909). In order to gain information on the technical barriers to trade and assist the abalone industry's desire to regain market access to the EU, a...
Ray's Bream is one of several species of Pomfrets that has been taken as a by-catch by Japanese longliners fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna in Southern Australian Waters. Most of this bycatch has in the past been discarded. A well established Ray's Bream longline fishery exists in Spain. The...
eSYS Development and BDA Group were contracted by the FRDC to carry out an economic evaluation of the 2001/200-240 series projects submitted for funding consideration. Benefit cost analysis was used to estimate the expected economic pay off on all submitted projects - as measured by a project's net...
Crustaceans such as prawn, crab and lobster are recognised as a common cause of allergic reactions to seafood. Overseas studies have shown that the major allergen in prawn is the heat-stable muscle protein tropomysin. A similar protein has been found in other crustaceans.
In the current...
In 2010, the Australian Fisheries Managers Forum listed access and allocation as one of the top priority policy issues to be addressed in Australian fisheries. Subsequently, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) formed a working group to examine possible approaches to access...
The second stage of the operation of the ESD Subprogram was successful, but compared to the focus during the first subprogram period, mostly in a consolidation manner rather than from the generation of significant new tools. This was necessary because it takes time to adopt and integrate...
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA