This project aimed to facilitate prawn industry participation in Seafood CRC projects and the extension and utilisation of the project results, particularly in relation to the development of new products and new markets. The planning, implementation and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC was coordinated to achieve the outcomes specified in the ACPF Strategic Plan.

Selection of R&D projects to be undertaken by the Seafood CRC was determined by a Research Subcommittee established by the ACPF. The output of many early projects identified gaps and set priorities for subsequent research projects. The research and extension manager facilitated communication with the industry to encourage implementation and adoption of research outcomes.

The early projects identified these areas as having the greatest potential to provide enduring benefits for the Australian wild caught prawn industry were Value Chain Analysis, Quality Assurance and the National Prawn Marketing Strategy. These projects have breathed new life and enthusiasm into the industry. Through the uptake of the outcomes of these three areas of Seafood CRC projects, the outcomes of other lesser known Seafood CRC projects (such as nutritional profiles) are being disseminated and adopted by the industry.

This project aimed to facilitate prawn industry participation in Seafood CRC projects and the extension and utilisation of the project results, particularly in relation to the development of new products and new markets. The planning, implementation and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC was coordinated to achieve the outcomes specified in the ACPF Strategic Plan.

Selection of R&D projects to be undertaken by the Seafood CRC was determined by a Research Subcommittee established by the ACPF. The output of many early projects identified gaps and set priorities for subsequent research projects. The research and extension manager facilitated communication with the industry to encourage implementation and adoption of research outcomes.

The early projects identified these areas as having the greatest potential to provide enduring benefits for the Australian wild caught prawn industry were Value Chain Analysis, Quality Assurance and the National Prawn Marketing Strategy. These projects have breathed new life and enthusiasm into the industry. Through the uptake of the outcomes of these three areas of Seafood CRC projects, the outcomes of other lesser known Seafood CRC projects (such as nutritional profiles) are being disseminated and adopted by the industry.

This project aimed to facilitate prawn industry participation in Seafood CRC projects and the extension and utilisation of the project results, particularly in relation to the development of new products and new markets. The planning, implementation and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC was coordinated to achieve the outcomes specified in the ACPF Strategic Plan.

Selection of R&D projects to be undertaken by the Seafood CRC was determined by a Research Subcommittee established by the ACPF. The output of many early projects identified gaps and set priorities for subsequent research projects. The research and extension manager facilitated communication with the industry to encourage implementation and adoption of research outcomes.

The early projects identified these areas as having the greatest potential to provide enduring benefits for the Australian wild caught prawn industry were Value Chain Analysis, Quality Assurance and the National Prawn Marketing Strategy. These projects have breathed new life and enthusiasm into the industry. Through the uptake of the outcomes of these three areas of Seafood CRC projects, the outcomes of other lesser known Seafood CRC projects (such as nutritional profiles) are being disseminated and adopted by the industry.

This project aimed to facilitate prawn industry participation in Seafood CRC projects and the extension and utilisation of the project results, particularly in relation to the development of new products and new markets. The planning, implementation and reporting of R&D projects conducted by the Seafood CRC was coordinated to achieve the outcomes specified in the ACPF Strategic Plan.

Selection of R&D projects to be undertaken by the Seafood CRC was determined by a Research Subcommittee established by the ACPF. The output of many early projects identified gaps and set priorities for subsequent research projects. The research and extension manager facilitated communication with the industry to encourage implementation and adoption of research outcomes.

The early projects identified these areas as having the greatest potential to provide enduring benefits for the Australian wild caught prawn industry were Value Chain Analysis, Quality Assurance and the National Prawn Marketing Strategy. These projects have breathed new life and enthusiasm into the industry. Through the uptake of the outcomes of these three areas of Seafood CRC projects, the outcomes of other lesser known Seafood CRC projects (such as nutritional profiles) are being disseminated and adopted by the industry.

Over the past thirty years, international trade in fish and fisheries products has grown significantly and today over 50 percent of the value of fisheries production and about 40 percent of the live weight equivalent of fish and fish products enter international trade. Around the world, some 200 million people are employed in the fisheries sector – mostly in developing countries. At the same time, all but four of the world’s key fishing regions (about 75 percent of the world’s fish stocks) is harvested at or beyond the regions’ sustainable limits.

The Australian seafood sector now achieves gross production worth in excess of AUD$ 2 billion per annum, generates exports worth in excess of AUD$ 1.5 billion, and employs significant numbers of Australians in rural and regional areas of the country. The sector has the potential to be a much bigger contributor to exports, employment and national wealth provided that Governments in Australia undertake to work more effectively with the seafood industry to reduce or eliminate overseas barriers to Australian seafood exports, develop new ways to produce and harvest seafood at home and take steps to ensure that high quality Australian seafood production can be sustainably maintained over time.

Over the past thirty years, international trade in fish and fisheries products has grown significantly and today over 50 percent of the value of fisheries production and about 40 percent of the live weight equivalent of fish and fish products enter international trade. Around the world, some 200 million people are employed in the fisheries sector – mostly in developing countries. At the same time, all but four of the world’s key fishing regions (about 75 percent of the world’s fish stocks) is harvested at or beyond the regions’ sustainable limits.

The Australian seafood sector now achieves gross production worth in excess of AUD$ 2 billion per annum, generates exports worth in excess of AUD$ 1.5 billion, and employs significant numbers of Australians in rural and regional areas of the country. The sector has the potential to be a much bigger contributor to exports, employment and national wealth provided that Governments in Australia undertake to work more effectively with the seafood industry to reduce or eliminate overseas barriers to Australian seafood exports, develop new ways to produce and harvest seafood at home and take steps to ensure that high quality Australian seafood production can be sustainably maintained over time.

Over the past thirty years, international trade in fish and fisheries products has grown significantly and today over 50 percent of the value of fisheries production and about 40 percent of the live weight equivalent of fish and fish products enter international trade. Around the world, some 200 million people are employed in the fisheries sector – mostly in developing countries. At the same time, all but four of the world’s key fishing regions (about 75 percent of the world’s fish stocks) is harvested at or beyond the regions’ sustainable limits.

The Australian seafood sector now achieves gross production worth in excess of AUD$ 2 billion per annum, generates exports worth in excess of AUD$ 1.5 billion, and employs significant numbers of Australians in rural and regional areas of the country. The sector has the potential to be a much bigger contributor to exports, employment and national wealth provided that Governments in Australia undertake to work more effectively with the seafood industry to reduce or eliminate overseas barriers to Australian seafood exports, develop new ways to produce and harvest seafood at home and take steps to ensure that high quality Australian seafood production can be sustainably maintained over time.

Over the past thirty years, international trade in fish and fisheries products has grown significantly and today over 50 percent of the value of fisheries production and about 40 percent of the live weight equivalent of fish and fish products enter international trade. Around the world, some 200 million people are employed in the fisheries sector – mostly in developing countries. At the same time, all but four of the world’s key fishing regions (about 75 percent of the world’s fish stocks) is harvested at or beyond the regions’ sustainable limits.

The Australian seafood sector now achieves gross production worth in excess of AUD$ 2 billion per annum, generates exports worth in excess of AUD$ 1.5 billion, and employs significant numbers of Australians in rural and regional areas of the country. The sector has the potential to be a much bigger contributor to exports, employment and national wealth provided that Governments in Australia undertake to work more effectively with the seafood industry to reduce or eliminate overseas barriers to Australian seafood exports, develop new ways to produce and harvest seafood at home and take steps to ensure that high quality Australian seafood production can be sustainably maintained over time.