22 results

Development of post-harvest handling technologies for the under-utilised cross-jurisdictional Royal Red Prawn fishery

Project number: 2016-207
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $128,544.38
Principal Investigator: Sue Poole
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 30 Jun 2016 - 29 May 2018
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The Royal red prawn fishery is effort-driven with frequent lack of demand and low wholesale prices resulting in a relatively lightly fished stock. Several endorsed fishers have indicated in recent conversations, that it has not been worth while to target Royal reds since 2000. The current low market demand and hence value of Royal red prawns can be attributed to variable quality of product and poor market recognition.

Royal red prawns are reputed to have an excellent sweet flavour and acceptable texture however, being a deep-water species, quality degradation is rapid when the prawns are brought to the surface. Hence, customary post-harvest handling practices for prawns could be insufficient to retain quality of Royal reds.

The Royal red resource is clearly under-utilised currently and has potential for value-addition. To gain further benefit and revenue from harvest of this prawn species, effective on-board handling practices need to be determined that limit the rate of quality deterioration and therefore retain maximum quality of product.

This project is designed to develop handling and post-harvest practices, identify preferred product format and establish domestic and international market opportunities to benefit the NSW deep-water prawn fishery, holders of Royal red prawn quota in the SESSF, and the developmental fishery in Queensland.

Objectives

1. Establish the quality attributes of harvested deep water prawns
2. Determine post-harvest handling protocols that maximise product quality
3. Develop product formats that address the demands of local and international consumers
4. Identify new markets to increase economic return within the fishery
5. Encourage adoption of best practice handling and potential market opportunities to industry members (NSW, Commonwealth, QLD)

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-646-99782-7
Author: Sue Poole
Final Report • 2019-05-28 • 5.39 MB
2016-207-DLD.pdf

Summary

The research team have studied the supply chain of Royal Red Prawns including the fishing operations, prawn handling and processing, and current market supply chains. The research team has also undertaken extensive sensory investigation to understand the specific sensory qualities of the Royal Red Prawn to better understand the potential of the species more broadly.
The research team determined that the Royal Red Prawn has a clear point of difference to the majority of current commercial species of prawns in Australia, and this point of difference is not being adequately exploited by the current supply chain for the prawn. The research team determined that these unique and distinctive qualities would be worth investigating further towards directing this prawn to the fine dining and food service sector specifically.
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-087
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Prawn education for retail and consumers

This report presents the methods used to assist consumers to overcome barriers to consumption of Australian prawns. The report details the outputs, and any available metrics, in market channels including retail, food service and directly with consumers about prawns, including: species, regions,...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Adoption

Establishing influence of environmental factors on trace element profiles database and sampling frequency

Project number: 2021-022
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $670,000.00
Principal Investigator: Janet Howieson
Organisation: Curtin University
Project start/end date: 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2026
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence

Measuring consumer perceptions within Australian prawn category and wild prawn strategy formulation

Project number: 2020-099
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $82,425.25
Principal Investigator: Rachel King
Organisation: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Project start/end date: 3 Jan 2021 - 29 May 2023
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence
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