The CRC developed an Australian Seafood Apprentice Chef and Commercial Cookery Online Training Series with key lecturers at the West Coast Institute of Training for the following qualifications: Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) - Apprentice Program, Certificate III in Hospitality...
The aim of the project was to develop a new series of value added Abacus crab products that have been researched, developed, costed, branded and trialled in the marketplace prior to further large financial commitment to facilitate production. This new accelerated product development methodology,...
The need to optimise spawning success and survival of offspring by fishes has resulted in the evolution of a vast array of reproductive strategies, such as spawning aggregations. A spawning aggregation is defined by Domeier and Colin (1997) as, “a group of con-specific fish gathered for the...
In 2009 Kingsun Bioscience Company, an international company with interests in the Japanese and Asian markets expressed an interest in investigating the possibility of drying WA seafood products for sale on the Asian market. WA seafood products of interest were
those from sustainably managed...
At the commencement of the Seafood CRC in 2007, CRC participants identified the need to improve competitiveness and profitability through improved supply chain management as one of their highest priorities. However, a lack of research capacity in whole of seafood supply chain monitoring and...
There are many different factors that affect fish purchasing decisions. These range from personal preferences for sensory characteristics to environmental and financial concerns. In understanding why a particular species of fish is or is not popular in the market place all these influencing factors...
The aim of this project was to undertake a value chain analysis (VCA) on four Australian prawn fisheries: SGWCPFA, SBPTOA, CRFC, and MBSIA. Following the VCA to define some improvement strategies/projects, work would then be carried out with the individual fisheries to select, implement and evaluate...
Three thousand litres of potable water is used each day to cook the Blue Swimmer Crabs which are caught by Abacus Fisheries. The cook water has a good flavour profile as it contains volatile compounds, proteins and minerals. Therefore the company wanted to know if it was feasible to utilise the crab...
The Community Intervention to Increase Seafood Consumption (CIISC) Project aimed to translate the most up-to-date evidence around the health benefits of regular seafood consumption into a suite of resources and educational programs specific to the needs of various sectors within the community. The...
The purpose of this review was to;
Undertake an initial assessment of the current status of organisations and institutions providing information regarding seafood consumption
Detail the work that has been done to document the health benefits of seafood
Identify current methods and those...
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...
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...
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...