By Ian Stewart Harmful algal toxins are a recognised hazard to seafood safety. Several toxin families are subject to regulatory oversight, so the topic of reliable and reproducible detection and quantification of this structurally and functionally diverse group of compounds is of paramount...

This report covers the activities projects 1996/341 and 1999/333 for the period 1996 to 2000. In October 1999 AUSEAS along with the National Seafood Centre (NSC) and SeaQual were brought together under the umbrella name of Seafood Services Australia (SSA). To avoid confusion, for the...

Travel was undertaken to the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong in the People's Republic of China in August and September 2009 for a period of 18 days. The visit included attendance at the Dioxin 2009 Symposium on Persistent Halogenated Organic Pollutants in Beijing. Meetings were held with...

It has been recognised that production from the Australian farmed barramundi industry will rise sharply over the next three years. Production is likely to rise to around 4000 tonnes by 2005/06. There will be significant expansion from existing operations particularly in Queensland, Northern...

The aim of the project was to establish commercial production and market acceptance of modified atmosphere packaged scallops. This report contains the quality data obtained from raw material evaluation and the shelf life trial. The results of a market trial has been compiled by Fishmac...