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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-910
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2009 - 30 JUL 2010

Seafood CRC: automation of western rocklobster processing

Currently, labour costs in the Western Rocklobster industry are high and availability of labour is extremely poor. Individual lobsters can be handled up to seven times during processing. Reducing labour by mechanizing process steps would improve product consistency and (hopefully) profitability and...
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Environment
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PUBLISHED:
2013-03-01

Melbourne market revival

Traders have a new home and plans to promote seafood in Victoria By Catherine Norwood After more than a decade of uncertainty, there is a renewed sense of enthusiasm and direction among the tenants at the Melbourne Seafood Centre, the latest incarnation of the city’s wholesale fish...
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PUBLISHED:
2021-09-14

Gone Fishing Day promotes mental health

The sixth annual Gone Fishing Day in October promotes the benefits of time spent in nature, with a boost to mental health By Barbara Adam On Sunday 10 October, the official date for Gone Fishing Day this year, aged care worker Leeanne Sherwell will be at her family’s “secret spot” off...
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PUBLISHED:
2016-12-01

Barramundi sector poised for rebound

Barramundi production is little more than half of that predicted a decade ago, but two projects on the drawing board have the potential to increase production to 25,000 tonnes. In Western Australia, Marine Produce Australia was this year given ministerial approval for an 800-hectare...
Environment
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DATE:
2021-06-30

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