The following summary report presents an overview and aggregate results of a series of economic evaluations of research, development and extension (RD&E) investments carried out for the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in 2017.

The purpose of this project was to develop a single consolidated summary of all available research relevant to Australian prawn farming, by auditing all key research and reports (both academic and non-academic) published since 2000. The audit was required to note any issues on the current ease of...