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PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-358
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluating effective quality monitoring methods for the Australian seafood industry

A variety of rapid kit methods, both microbiological and chemical, have been evaluated with respect to their accuracy for and application to the Australian seafood industry. The information is now readily available for industry managers to base operational processing decisions on. A few kits...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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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 Primary Industries (QLD)
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
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-419
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

An investigation into the feasibility of producing a commercially acceptable prawn stock from the discarded heads of commercially processed prawns.

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation project 98/419 ‘An Investigation into the feasibility of producing a commercially acceptable prawn stock from the discarded heads of commercially processed prawns’ has successfully completed Objective 1, to develop a (prototype) prawn stock (liquid...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)

Extending high quality shelf-life of seafood products

Project number: 1996-338
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $182,487.89
Principal Investigator: Steve L. Slattery
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 8 Aug 1996 - 27 Feb 1999
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Conduct market research and industry discussions to assess species and markets where opportunities may exist.
2. Develop package types to suit various target species.
3. Ascertain microbiological soundness of the concept, products and species which are the suggested targets, e.g. scallops, prawns, fish.
4. Use industry partners in development of products.
5. Conduct joint investigations on safety and shelf-life with the marketing and processing sector and determine industry standards.

Final report

ISBN: 0-7345-0019-X-
Author: Steven Slattery
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-401
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A study on allergic health problems in the Australian seafood processing industry

Survey forms sent to over 800 companies in the aquaculture and processing sectors of the Australian seafood industry on the provision of occupational health services and the prevalence of allergic health problems drew 140 responses. The key findings of this survey were: About half of the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)

Experimental and clinical studies of mannitol in the treatment of ciguatera

Project number: 1988-017
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $119,284.00
Principal Investigator: Richard Lewis
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 28 Jun 1990 - 1 Jul 1992
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Clinically assess the efficiency of mannitol in treating ciguatera.
2. Develop in vitro & in vivo models of ciguatera able to assess the protective effects of mannitol
determine underlying mechanism/s.
3. Use it as a "lead" compound in search for other agents
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