Project number:
2012-506
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$68,400.00
Organisation:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Project start/end date:
27 Sep 2012
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31 Jan 2014
Contact:
FRDC
This project will address one of the most common sources of public complaints (both real and perceived concerns) regarding the treatment of “live seafood’ held in aquaria in restaurants.
Many restaurant owners are not trained aquarists and this project will greatly assist in providing them with better understanding of the needs of the live seafood they are holding.
The project seeks greater consistency across the states and territories in approaches to animal welfare.
1. To deliver a national set of guidelines on best welfare practices to all restaurant owners involoved in the keeping of live seafood in aquaria
2. The project meets Objective No. 5 (Goal 2) of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy i.e. Cooperate for consistency. The project will deliver a national set of guidelines on best welfare practice to all restaurant owners involved in the keeping of live seafood in aquaria for retail thereby contributing to on-going improvements for animal welfare.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-9756047-4-8
