The objective of this project is to revitalize the Queensland oyster industry, which has been experiencing very low levels of production since the 1920s. The industry is predominately based on the cultivation of the Sydney rock oyster (SRO), and regularly suffers mass mortality events due to disease...
Climate change impacts on fishing and aquaculture
There is evidence of a changing climate in Australia, with symptoms including increasing intensity, frequency and/or duration of extreme climate events (ECE), including flood, drought, heatwave and bushfires.
There is significant effort to try...
Advanced technologies are helping recreational fishers more accurately target their preferred catch, while reducing the environmental effects of their activities
By Natasha Prokop
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The recreational fishing trade and...
The seafood industry’s national conference focused on the importance of connecting with consumers and markets in Australia and abroad to tell the industry story
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By Alexandra Roginski
The theme of the 2013 Seafood Directions Conference, hosted on 27 to 30 October...
The ACPF and the APFA have invested in a CRC project (2011/736) to develop a market development strategy for Australian prawns. The strategy, developed by Brand Council, has been presented to more than 130 Australian prawn industry stakeholders in 16 meetings across Australia. There was...
The proposed program will build on the significant work already conducted by CESSH on behalf of all sectors of the seafood industry. It is intended that CESSH will be established as the point of contact for seafood post-harvest research and seafood health benefits communication. In collaboration...
At the commencement of the Seafood CRC in 2007, CRC participants identified the need to improve
competitiveness and profitability through improved supply chain management as one of their highest
priorities. However, a lack of research capacity in whole of seafood supply chain monitoring and...
Australian Seafood Industries (ASI) manages the selective breeding program for the Australian Pacific Oyster industry. This industry owned company has operated since 2004 and has successfully conducted numerous FRDC and Seafood CRC funded projects. Most recently ASI received funding from the Seafood...