Feasibility of intensive aquaculture of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax
SCRC: Seafood CRC: review of health benefit research and development relevant to the Australian seafood industry and members of the Australian Seafood CRC
Seafood CRC: Centre of Excellence Science Seafood & Health (CESSH): Post Harvest Research Program
Seafood CRC: a guide for use by the shark and other fisheries for preparation of information for consumers.
Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry
Seafood CRC: new opportunities for seafood processing waste
Seafood CRC: new opportunities for underutilised species
Approximately 25,000 tonnes of finfish is not harvested in Australia each year, even though operators are licensed to do so. This is because the fish have a low market value (leatherjacket), are difficult to process (Boarfish), are very fragile and require an exacting supply chain to reach the market in satisfactory condition (sardines, Australian Salmon) or are harvested from remote areas with inadequate support infrastructure. Additional tonnage is harvested but directed to low value products such as pet food, bait and aquaculture feed (sardines, mackerel, silver warehou, bonito tuna). There are also areas (e.g. Western Deep Trawl) where little is know about the fishery resource and potential
for commercialization. And there are also fish discarded after being caught due to low market value or insufficient space for storage. Each of these under-utilised species can be used to produce high quality, fresh and processed products that could help meet the increasing demand for seafood.