A survey was made of all documented seafood-related illness for the period 1990-2000, when there were at least 2,638 who became ill after consuming seafood during the last decade, mainly after consuming oysters raw or eating fish known to be associated with ciguatera. The 2638 known illnesses...
The Community Intervention to Increase Seafood Consumption (CIISC) Project aimed to translate the most up-to-date evidence around the health benefits of regular seafood consumption into a suite of resources and educational programs specific to the needs of various sectors within the community. The...
This project aimed to enable the abalone industry to better be able to work collaboratively and improve the quality of products supplied to the market and to maintain market share in major exports.
This project aimed to:
Coordinate the planning, implementation and reporting of research and...
There is a strong negative perception of frozen fish amongst consumers, with many considering that frozen product is of inferior quality compared to ‘fresh’ (chilled) fish. The resistance to purchase frozen fish continues, despite modern freezing technology and practices resulting in...
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Austral fisheries have identified the need for establishing the efficacy and efficiency of establishing an electronic traceability system for their seafood products. An ideal system would also provide real time monitoring of temperature and location from point of harvest to retail sale and...