As identified within the Spencer Gulf value chain analysis (Project 2009/786), prawns can go through a four-step supply chain before reaching the consumer, often with a 'value-adding' step incorporated. A part of consumers receiving high quality prawns depends on the management of the product...

Significant effort of the past 50 years has seen the tools available for established, often high value, fisheries become increasingly robust and transparent – with the combination of Ecological Risk Assessments of the Effects of Fishing (Hobday et al 2011), tiered Harvest Strategies (Smith et al...

Relevance to CRC outcomes This project is relevant to Program 5 Commercialisation, Utilisation and Communication. There are 7 Seafood CRC Participants associated with the Oyster Consortium. It is critical to achieving consensus in developing, implementing and adopting research projects and in...

Historically Australian Lobster (both Southern Rock Lobster and Western Rock Lobster) and Abalone exported to mainland China have been routed via Hong Kong. (Australian exporters consign to Hong Kong importers). Most of the product is exported live. Imports to Hong Kong are duty free however...

Safety in the fishing industry has been traditionally shaped by national, state and territory maritime laws. Vessels are permitted to operate once they have satisfied a safety inspection carried out by the relevant maritime authority, known as a “survey”. This creates an assumption that vessels that...