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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1991-100
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Prawn presentation and product development

Australia is one of the few countries in the world where much of the domestic catch of prawns is landed chilled after being cooked onboard the vessel. In most other fisheries the catch is chilled thoroughly and then brought into port. This gives the buyer or processor a much greater range of options...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1991-091
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

International Workshop on ciguatera management

An International Workshop on Ciguatera Management was held at QDPI's Joondoburri Conference Centre on Bribie Island, 13-16 April 1993. This meeting provided the first opportunity for discussion of issues related to ciguatera at an international forum in Australia. Fifty-six registrants participated...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct

Development of a seafood catering manual

Project number: 1991-087
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $23,131.00
Principal Investigator: Kevin Smith
Organisation: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 1991 - 30 Jun 1993
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. To provide a manual for restaurant/catering and institutiional cooking to encourage better use and handling of seafood
2. To encourage greater use of low $ value species that would be suitable for institution food service.
3. To provide information on local alternatives to imported fish lines.
4. To provide a comprehensive list of Australian species suitable for use in food service.
5. To provide training and information in seafood handling that is available to all staff.

Transportation and post-harvest handling of ocean caught prawns destined for live export

Project number: 1991-071
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $76,681.42
Principal Investigator: Bruce Goodrick
Organisation: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 1991 - 30 Jun 1993
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Facilitate live export marketing of brown tiger prawns by devising land & sea transportation system for live penaeid prawns
2. & determining appropriate methods for capture, on-board handling & storage of prawns intended for live export

Effects of habitat disturbances on coastal fisheries resources in Tin Can Bay/ Great Sandy Strait

Project number: 1991-041
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $292,153.04
Principal Investigator: Beumer
Organisation: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 1991 - 30 Jun 1995
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Characterise estuarine & marine faunas associated with disturbed, undisturbed habitats at selected sites within the Tin Can Bay/Great Sandy Strait region, southern Queensland.
2. Identify sources of variation and describe levels of variation in abundance of important finfish, crustacean and cephalopod populations and in community structure
3. Assess whether changes considered undesirable from a fisheries viewpoint may have resulted from disturbances
4. Provide a basis for the preparation of guidelines for acceptable levels of disturbance to rrsult in minimal impacts on fisheries and habitats in northern Australia
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1990-005
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of non-damaging trapping apparatus for the spanner crab (Ranona ranina) fishery

Both male and female spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) readily moved up inclined ramps made from numerous materials and there were no significant size related behavioral differences. This suggested that Ranina ranina could be trapped in "entrance type" non­-entangling apparatus. A range of top and side...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1990-004
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Pilot evaluation of methodology for assessment of the eastern king prawn fishery

The fishery for eastern king prawns is based on a major penaeid prawn resource shared between New South Wales and Queensland. Because the species is migratory and the resource shared between two states, the fishery offers some unique research and management challenges. The objectives of this...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
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