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PROJECT NUMBER • 1992-125.08

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Fish meal production using by-products of commercial fisheries (pilot study)

Fish meal is used extensively as a source of protein in aquaculture feed which represents the major cost constituent in aquaculture production. Commercial fish meals used to manufacture aquaculture feeds in Australia are currently imported from Denmark, Peru, Chile and other countries. These feeds...

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Curtin University

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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Nov 1994

1992-125.08-DLD.pdf

PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-004

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Passive acoustic techniques to monitor aggregations of sound producing fish species

The need to optimise spawning success and survival of offspring by fishes has resulted in the evolution of a vast array of reproductive strategies, such as spawning aggregations. A spawning aggregation is defined by Domeier and Colin (1997) as, “a group of con-specific fish gathered for the...

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Curtin University

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West Australian Dhufish

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PUBLISHED DATE: 18 Aug 2015

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-235

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Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: striking a balance between melanosis and weight recoveries in western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus)

Each year 4-5,000 tonnes of western rock lobster are cooked and exported to countries such as Japan and Taiwan. When existing cooking methods are used a proportion of cooked western rock lobster go black, this results in a product that is unacceptable to the customer The blackening of the flesh is...

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Curtin University

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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Jul 2005

2001-235-DLD.pdf

PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-793.10

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Seafood CRC: optimising quality and value in domestic prawn value chains

The aim of this project was to undertake a value chain analysis (VCA) on four Australian prawn fisheries: SGWCPFA, SBPTOA, CRFC, and MBSIA. Following the VCA to define some improvement strategies/projects, work would then be carried out with the individual fisheries to select, implement and evaluate...

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Curtin University

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PUBLISHED DATE: 01 Jan 2015

2008-793.10-DLD.pdf

PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-180

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NCCP: assessment of options for utilisation of virus infected carp

This study was undertaken by Curtin University. Wild carp (Cyprinus carpio) are an invasive species found throughout Australian freshwater systems. The species is well established throughout the Murray-Darling basin (MDB) and makes up to 90% of the fish biomass in some areas. There are concerns that...

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Curtin University

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