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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1991-056
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association
TAGS
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1990-092
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Automatic grading and packing of prawns

This aim of this final report was to develop technology for automatic grading and packing of prawns. We have demonstrated the technical feasibility, and indicated the economic feasibility, of automatically producing single-layer 'consumer' tray packs of prawns so that, in every tray, each prawn has...
ORGANISATION:
Michael Kassler and Associates Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1990-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Catalogue and analyse historical catch and effort data for the South-east Trawl (SET) fishery

In 1992 output control management, in the form of individual transferable quotas (ITQs), was introduced into the South East Fishery (formerly the South East Trawl Fishery). Sixteen species of fish were initially subject to quota management. A critical factor in the success of quota management...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1987-008
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The effects of environmental factors on microbial growth in prepared seafood products and prediction of shelf life and safety

This project commenced in July 1987, with the cooperation of various sections of the fishing industry, including oyster growers and processors, salmonid farmers, and producers of value added products. For each of the products investigated, the basic research method has been to determine the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-127
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A biological study of east coast tunas and billfishes with particular emphasis on yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

The East Coast Tunas and Billfishes Research Program was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA F86/127) from July 1986 to June 1988. The objectives of the program were to identify the stock(s) exploited by the east coast tuna and billfish fisheries, examine the structure of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-009
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of intensive pond farming techniques for the mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal), in northern Australia

A large demand for crab meat on both Australian and S.E. Asian markets has provided incentive for the development of a mud crab Scylla serrata farming industry in tropical Australia. Cannibalism of newly-moulted, softshelled crabs however constitutes a major constraint to profitable pond...
ORGANISATION:
Sea Hatcheries Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-083
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigation of the commercial scallop (Pecten fumata) in Bass Strait

In 1985, CSIRO applied for funding from the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account to undertake a research program to investigate the commercial scallop (Pecten fumatus) in Bass Strait with the aim of providing resource assessments to guide and assist in the management of the scallop fishery. It...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Cleveland
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-074
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The fisheries and biology of snapper, Chrysophrys auratus, in New South Wales

The snapper, Chrysophrys auratus, is an economically valuable common property resource that occurs in large numbers in New South Wales waters. Allegations of a resource decline in this major target species of both commercial and recreational fishermen have led to conflict over fishing access and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Analysis of fish pricing in New South Wales: relationships between prices at auction and retail and between prices at Sydney and regional centres

In this Miscellaneous Bulletin a research project funded by the Fishing Industry Research Committee is reported. The aim of this project was to derive price spreads for the major fish species marketed in Sydney. Weekly auction-retail price spreads for fifteen categories of fish and two categories of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-043
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Fisheries projects for postgraduate students

Student projects by: K. Colgan: The analysis of length-frequency data of juvenile and adolescent banana prawns, Penaeus merguensis: a comparison of computer and graphical methods. G. Cornell: Species composition and abundance of juvenile fish from Trinity Bay and Mornington Island prawn nursery...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Maritime College (AMC)
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