SCRC: PhD : Protecting the Safety and Quality of Australian Oysters using Predictive Models Integrated with ‘Intelligent’ Cold Chain Technologies
SCRC: PhD : Methodologies for the implementation of Micro Mobile Information Systems in the Cold Chain and the resulting implications of Time Temperature logging for Models of Microbial Growth
This project fits squarely into two of the key strategies of the seafood CRC’s theme 2,
Strategy 1 - Traceability and product sensor technologies and,
Strategy 2 – Predicting and managing seafood shelf life
This project intends to work with CRC Participant seafood supply chains and key markets, however identifying which participant is still an ongoing task. Though initial contact has been made with the Tasmanian Abalone industry and the local research community the Sydney Fish market has also been visited (in an unannounced visit) for possible inclusion in this project.
The application is needed to enable better supply chain management of product quality and quality, by being able to identify products remotely (i.e. without the need for and problems of bar codes, scanners etc.) recognise potential quality problems (due to time and temperature), during product distribution, to assess the potential magnitude of those problems and to react to them in a timely manner to correct the problem or minimise its impact.
Towards reliable hatchery-produced quality blue mussels: an integrated approach to optimising supply
Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: development of selective enrichment culture-polymerase chain reaction (SEC-PCR) for the detection of bacterial pathogens in covertly infected farmed salmonid fish
SESSF Industry Development Subprogram: alternative fuels for fishing vessels
With most of Australia's fish stocks at fully fished or overfished status, there is reduced opportunity for increasing economic returns from larger catches or unexploited resources. As a result, the fishing industry is looking for opportunities to increase its profit margins by reducing the cost of fishing. Generally, fuel is the one single highest operating cost to fishing vessels, accounting for up to 50% of the operating costs of a fishing vessel in Australia.
The Australian (and New Zealand) Fishing Industry requires assistance in becoming a more efficient user of energy. Some forms of fishing, such as trawling, expend more fuel per kg of fish landed compared to passive methods such as longlining and trap fishing. In all cases however, rising fuel prices impinge on the profitability of the operations, and ultimately put their viability in jeopardy; this has reach a critical situation for many operators in Australia.
The R&D plans and strategies of all advisory bodies to the FRDC contain high priority goals to achieve FRDC’s Industry Development goal (planned outcome):, The commercial sector of the Australian fishing industry is profitable, internationally competitive and socially resilient. This investigation into alternative fuels for the fishing industry, some of which also achieve lower greenhouse gas emissions, has the intention of improving the economic viability of fishing enterprises and shifting the industry towards a more secure position with respect to future fuel needs.