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Ensuring market-focused value adding capabilities are available to SA Seafood companies today and through to 2030

Project number: 2022-137
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $61,500.00
Principal Investigator: Ewan A. Colquhoun
Organisation: Ridge Partners
Project start/end date: 18 May 2023 - 30 Aug 2023
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Market Opportunities
Commercial Species
Aquaculture

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence

Final report

Author: Ewan Colquhoun and Catherine Sayer
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Final Report • 2024-02-01 • 1.19 MB
2022-137-DLD.pdf

Summary

Context
Fresh premium seafood has long been the best pathway to a viable consumer. That remains true for premium SA wildcatch species (e.g., rock lobster, prawn, abalone) that are, and will continue to be, prosperous. But processing and value adding have never been more critical to attract retail consumers than they are today. Modern seafood consumers (retail, food service, or online) are informed and agile, and increasingly choosing retail offers that are consumer meals ready-to-eat. Fishers, farmers, and chain partners must engage in this reality if they are to remain competitive and viable.
 
The rising frequency of product recalls by SA seafood manufacturers prompted this review. A Preferred Investment Pathway offers direction to resolve gaps by 2030.
Globally and nationally, aquaculture is the largest seafood supplier, setting baseline prices for retail and online product formats. Its easy access, scalable supply, chain efficiency, and species control over yield and product format, can more easily attract investment. SA aquafarms and a few wildcatch fisheries (e.g., Jackets, Pipi) are approaching economic scale in supply and along integrated supply chains. Both are seeking to integrate or access technology and capability to value-add to tight national retail and food service client specifications. Efficient market-focused seafood value adding will build SA’s capability and retain investment and employment, particularly in regional communities.
 
Consultation
This review consulted widely (fishers, farmers, processors, value adders, investors, regulators) regarding processing and value adding capacity and capability that exists and is required to ensure SA’s successful market focused value adding by 2030. Unsurprisingly capacity gaps already exist and will grow (without clear heads) as supply increases 25,000 tonnes (32%) by 2030. Eighteen core issues and risks are identified.
Human capacity (skills, collaboration, leadership), Technology transfer (NPD, batch trials), and Markets (intelligence, unique selling points) are the most critical and challenging. Most new investment is by industry’s private account, but indirectly coinvestment by government will enable and leverage community outcomes.
Industry

Indigenous Branding in the Fishing and Seafood Industry - Economic Creation and Capture

Project number: 2020-121
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $100,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ewan A. Colquhoun
Organisation: Ridge Partners
Project start/end date: 4 May 2021 - 29 Apr 2022
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Indigenous

Need

Modern fishery regulations are creating new opportunities for Indigenous people to participate in the whole seafood chain. (see the recent corporate examples noted in the Background Section).

Indigenous people are increasingly the owners of commercial fishing licenses, and the operators of fishery businesses. But in wholesale markets their harvests will have to compete on price per kilogram with every other fishers' product. If they lack business scale or are not productive and commercially agile, their commercial business will not survive.

One option is for Indigenous fishers to offer seafood attributes that are unique and attractive to consumers. If products are differentiated and also branded in unique ways, some end-consumers may value these attributes and be willing to pay higher prices, which flow back to the fisher/owner of the brand. This is the same economic pathway that every other commercial fishing and seafood business pursues.

But does this logic apply to emerging Australian Indigenous brand fisheries? That is the question this project seeks to address.
Is there substantive global and local evidence supporting the development of specific commercial Indigenous food brands in any seafood/food market? And if there are commercial branding benefits, can Indigenous fishers/producers actually capture the benefits of the investment they make in such branding, or are they dissipated along the supply chain?

This analysis should be undertaken before further FRDC and other agency or authority funds are committed to R&D or other funding that supports the development of Indigenous seafood brands.

IRG Members considered how best to approach the challenge. Members supported that the Priority 2 (Benefits of an Indigenous brand) should be funded as a project immediately.
They agreed a technical analysis of the economic benefit of such a brand should be undertaken via a desktop international audit to capture information on successes and failures using such brands, understanding the whys, the costs, governance involved and if successful where is the benefit captured (at the supplier, middle person or the end point.

Objectives

1. Identify and engage with Indigenous enterprises that manage seafood brands
2. Draw conclusions re economic impacts of Indigenous food/seafood brands
3. Document and report the economic impacts on and potential for Australian Indigenous food/seafood brands.
4. Document which stages of the supply chain accrue the economic benefit from any branding

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-6487893-3-8 Indigenous brand assessment
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Final Report • 2023-09-01 • 8.91 MB
2020-121-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international Indigenous seafood enterprises in commercial markets.
The executive summary comprises three parts:
1. Research framework and limitations,
2. Issues and drivers for Indigenous seafood branding,
3. Conclusions from case studies and review.
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-204
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Abalone Growers Association Strategic R&D Plan 2020-2025

AAGA established its first strategic plan in 2015 for the period 2015-20. AAGA members now wish to develop a new strategic plan to inform further investment in our sector for the period 2020 to 2025 and beyond. AAGA and FRDC recognise the need for the sustainable development of the...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
TAGS
Workshop
Sustainability
Supply Chain
Stakeholder
Nutrition
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
Brownlip Abalone
Industry
Industry
Industry

Boosting fisher returns through smart value adding and greater use of underutilised species

Project number: 2016-224
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $95,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ewan A. Colquhoun
Organisation: Ridge Partners
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 2016 - 29 Jun 2018
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Rac Nsw
SPECIES
Ribbonfishes

Need

PER DISCUSSION WITH FRDC (Crispian Ashby) THIS FULL APPLICATION IS UPDATED AND RESUBMITTED.

Many Australian fisheries offer both yield and productivity growth, from two sources: - better use of their harvest, and broader harvest of underutilised species. Both options will deliver higher returns to fishers if collective planning and effort is harnessed with smart value adding.

The low A$ makes export (and potential reimport) of these value added products more attractive.

Demand for seafood in Asian consumer markets continues to grow strongly, reflecting the emergence of the Asian middleclass. This global megatrend is now directly creating opportunities for Australian seafood suppliers and consumers. In the last two years as the A$ currency has weakened significantly and domestic seafood demand has expanded further, many fisheries (e.g. SA King Prawn, NSW Whiting, Skull Island King Prawn) have started to export product to Asia for processing, and / or sale and reimport to Australia. New brands are appearing on Australian seafood shelves supplied (partially) by reimported product (e.g. MSC certified Skull Island King Prawns from the Gulf of Carpentaria). In addition to reimported product, the seafood importers (who supply >70% of seafood consumed in Australia) are finding it increasingly difficult to complete with Asian consumers to secure volume for their Australian based customers.

In recent years some fisheries (eg ETBF, SESSF) have not harvested their allocated TACs. For some SESSF species less than 50% of the quota is landed. In 2014/15 the SESSF landed 10,925t from a TACC of 26,086t, only 42% of TACC. There will likely be similar yield growth options in state and territory fisheries.

In 2001 Qld DPI completed a study (FRDC 1999/347) identifying underutilised species attractive for export to Asian consumer markets. Many species and markets identified remain targets for this proposal.

Many proposed solutions to increase yield and fishery returns address only the costs of fishery access and the cost of the harvest (on boat costs, fuel, etc).

This EOI takes a different, strategic and novel approach, based on the real economic and competitive circumstances outlined above.

Objectives

1. A demonstration to Australian fishers and enterprises of the increase in the harvest of unutilised yield in selected Australia wild fisheries
2. A demonstration to Australian fishers of significant and sustainable increase in the returns to selected Australian fishermen from fishery yield growth and innovative value adding
3. A demonstration to Australian fishers of increased utilisation, yield and margin of seafood product into value added formats for new consumer markets

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-6487893-1-4
Author: Ewan Colquhoun
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.
Final Report • 2020-09-01 • 2.04 MB
2016-224-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by the FRDC with advice from New South Wales Professional Fisher’s Association (NSWPFA), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The project seeks to boost the returns of commercial wildcatch fishers on Australia’s East Coast, in two ways: (i) by increasing the legal harvest and use of underutilised species, and (ii) increasing fishers’ margins and returns through selective value-adding.
The project finds that all eleven Target Utilisation Species have potential for increased commercial utilisation.  But these utilisation pathways are diverse, as is their commercial ‘bankability’ - from a compelling business case through to a severe lack of data that precludes assessment.

COMRAC 5 year R&D Plan 2017-22

Project number: 2016-133
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $28,480.00
Principal Investigator: Ewan A. Colquhoun
Organisation: Ridge Partners
Project start/end date: 3 Mar 2017 - 30 May 2017
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stakeholder
Rac Cmwth
Innovation

Need

At the November 2016 COMRAC meeting, the committee agreed to a process to develop the Five Year RD&E Plan that would widely engage stakeholders for their input, take account of past investments and current priorities, as well as other relevant planning documents.

The Plan’s strategic priority areas form the basis of the annual investment priority setting processes. These annual plans are circulated to all RACs, Subprograms, coordination programs and IPAs, and made available through the FRDC website.

Objectives

1. Develop a COMRAC Strategic Plan 2017-22

Plan

ISBN: N/A
Author: Ewan Colquohoun
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC

Project products

Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
Plan • 2018-01-01

Summary

The Commonwealth RAC RD&E Plan is available at the Commonwealth RAC information page: http://www.frdc.com.au/Partners/Research-Advisory-Committees/COM-RAC
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-708
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries (ACPF) Strategic Plan and Business Plan

The vision of the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries is that Australian wild catch prawn fisheries will continue to: •Offer safe, high quality products that attract discerning local and overseas consumers •Be environmentally sustainable resource managers using accredited...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
SPECIES
Royal Red Prawn
Giant Scarlet Prawn
Red Prawn
Black Tiger Prawn
Redspot King Prawn
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