In Australia aquaculture and wild harvest of shellfish is an economically important and growing industry. The safety of these products as a food source is of utmost importance from both public health and economic points of view. One of the potential problems faced by shellfish growers is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
The report provides a comprehensive evaluation of Brownlip Abalone biology and fisheries assessment to date. For wild populations, it has provided the most reliable estimates of natural and fishing mortality, size composition and the first to model growth throughout all stages of life. The project...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
The 2nd National Abalone Conference was held in Melbourne, Victoria, between Wednesday 13 - Friday 15 August 2003.
It was hosted by Seafood Industry Victoria Inc.
The Australian abalone industry identified a clear need to conduct research into this area to gain knowledge, but also because there has never been such a comprehensive investigation into the Australian abalone industry, its markets, global production, abalone consumption and consumption trends and...
A short-term experimental biotoxin contamination facility was set up at Roseworthy, South Australia, to examine the uptake and depuration of marine biotoxins from one of the most toxic dinoflagellates known, Alexandrium catenella. Over the period of one year, SARDI’s Seafood Food Safety group...