Australian Salmon represents one of the last sustainable, relatively untapped wild catch fisheries in Australia with capture and harvest techniques not having changed significantly for many decades. Fish quality is quite variable and harvest practices are not optimised. As a result, consumer...
Finfish aquaculture has the potential to be a major and increasingly important industry in Western Australia (WA); however, the requirement for start-up aquaculture operators to undertake a number of Government approvals processes is inhibitive to the growth of the industry. In many cases, the time...
This study comprised a literature review of predictive and rapid diagnostic technologies for the seafood industry. Predictive technologies are becoming well established in the food industry to deal with issues of safety, spoilage and shelf-life. The Seafood Shelf-life and Safety Predictor (SSSP),...
This grant provided the opportunity to broaden both knowledge and practical skills through gaining experience with new species and hatchery techniques in a premiere aquaculture research facility. The grant recipient travelled to Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI) for one week from 19-24...
Cobia is a high quality high performing aquaculture species overseas and is capable of providing good economic returns from pond-based production. However, the culture of this species has not yet been developed in Australia. Queensland, and in particular, Pacific Reef Fisheries (PRF) has the...