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Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: physiological studies of stress and morbidity during post-harvest handling and storage of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus)

Project number: 1996-344
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $355,444.00
Principal Investigator: Louis Evans
Organisation: Curtin University
Project start/end date: 27 Jun 1996 - 6 Jan 2005
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. To identify suitable immune system parameters which can be used to evaluate stress reponses and health status in captive lobsters and to apply those parameters in a study of stress induced by post harvest handling procedures.
2. To investigate the causes of mortality in captive lobsters held in processing factories. This study will focus on bacteriological and histopathological examinations and will result in the development of a standard protocol for autopsy of lobsters.
3. To evluate the influence of temperature change on immunological and physiological stress reponses.
4. To study the influence of hormonal secretions on immunological and physiological stress reponses.
5. To investigate innovative techniques which will boost immunocompetence but not adversely affect marketability of live product.
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-241
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: strategic planning, project management and adoption

An independent Subprogram Leader, and a highly responsive Steering Committee, that is composed of industry experts from across Australia have provided an effective and efficient system for directing relevant research activities to ensure continued and increased profitability for the Australian rock...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-202
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: rock lobster autopsy manual

Data and information on lobster host defense responses, disease conditions, dissection procedures and laboratory investigation methods were obtained from the FRDC projects 94/134. 07, 96/344, 96/345 and 98/302 and other sources and collated into a publication on the nature and investigation of...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University

Seafood CRC: Centre of Excellence Science Seafood & Health (CESSH): Post Harvest Research Program

Project number: 2013-711
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $412,202.00
Principal Investigator: Jayne M. Gallagher
Organisation: Curtin University
Project start/end date: 14 Jun 2013 - 29 Jun 2016
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The seafood industry is facing unprecedented challenges (WAFIC 2020 Strategy, FRDC R&D 2015). The networks established by CESSH have laid a strong foundation to attract national and international investment partners. For the first time, the whole industry along the supply chain and post harvest is working together to achieve outcomes that benefit the WA (and national seafood industry) and the health of the Australian population. It is essential that the industry is able to remain viable and indeed grow, within the constraints of an ever changing economic, technological and food security landscape. There is a need for a continued go-to place that the industry can access to gain support to develop new products, investigate novel and improved means of harvest, reduce production costs and provide evidence of the value of consuming seafood. CESSH needs to build on existing strong capacity areas and establish expertise in areas that are currently not available in WA to service the growing and diverse needs of industry. This could afford industry a point of difference in the provision of world class support to answer research and science questions that impact on growth, quality or profitability in a timely fashion, an essential service for a primary industry.

Objectives

1. Sub Program 1: Waste minimisation and management - optimisation of supply chains to reduce waste
total utilisation of seafood products
and innovative product development from under-utilised species
2. Sub Program 2: Retailer 2020 - Develop an understanding of multi-channel consumer retail environments (current and future trends) to support Australian businesses to capitalise on new and emerging oppoprtunities.
3. Sub Program 3: Food policy research - maintain currency of expertise and knowledge in: regulation of food labelling and food laws
nutrition and health claims
nutritional dietary guidelines and the human health benefits of seafood to inform industry marketing initiatives and nutritional claims
4. Sub Program 4: Research advisory service - Develop a technical advice service to provide assistance along the supply chain
assist and upskill industry to apply for research funds
provide food technology advice (e.g. nutritional composition)
provide health benefit advice to industry (market advantage)
and develop tailored industry and consumer resources.
5. Sub Program 5 - Education, communication and extension - respond to industry post harvest training needs
inform industry of relevant research findings in a variety of formats appropriate to the end-users
and build post harvest research and scientific capacity that is imbedded within the industry.
6. Sub Program 6 - Collaborative manufacturing hub - investigate and trial collaborative manufacturing hubs to reduce costs and maximise efficiencies in developing and commercialising new products

Final report

Author: Professor Alexandra McManus and Dr Janet Howieson
Final Report • 2019-01-01 • 863.24 KB
2013-711-DLD.pdf

Summary

This report summarises the outputs of Sub-Programs 2-5 of FRDC 2013-711: Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood and Health. The report focuses on the period between January 2013 and June 2015 after which time the Sub-programs were ceased. The Sub-programs were entitled: Retailer 2020, Food
Policy Research, Research Advisory Service and Education, Communication and Extension. However, in reviewing the research, many of the outputs were common to several of the programs so will be reported in this way rather than under each sub-program.
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-235
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: striking a balance between melanosis and weight recoveries in western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus)

Each year 4-5,000 tonnes of western rock lobster are cooked and exported to countries such as Japan and Taiwan. When existing cooking methods are used a proportion of cooked western rock lobster go black, this results in a product that is unacceptable to the customer The blackening of the flesh is...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-223
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: evaluation of alternative processing technologies applicable to crustaceans

This project has identified the processing parameters required to optimise rock lobster processing using atmospheric steam cooking to ensure increased weight recovery, reduced melanosis and improved post processing sensory quality. The information arising from this project enables processors...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-261
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry

In 2015 industry stakeholders from the Australian Council of Prawn Fishers (ACPF) and the Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) identified the potential for the "Love Australian Prawns" (LAP) campaign to be undermined by the practice of unscrupulous operators substituting Australian prawns...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
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