APPA’s aim was to improve the image and value of Australian sea-caught prawns in international markets. In order to achieve this, the industry must ensure that it processes and offers consistent high quality and high value food. The customers must be able to recognise and reward the high...
Due to the nature of commercial prawn farming, constraints within the industry such as disease management will always pose problems from managing endemic diseases; such as gill-associated virus in Australia, to exotic diseases including Yellow Head Virus and White Spot Syndrome Virus. The need to...
Pearl oysters of the species Pinctada maxima (silver lip or gold lip pearl oyster), P. margaritifera (black lip pearl oyster), and Pteria penguin (bat wing pearl oyster), are all used in the Australian cultured pearl industry, but Pinctada maxima is by far the most important economically. Pinctada...
This visiting expert grant allowed exposure of two European mollusc researchers, Dr Pierre Boudry and Dr Helen McCombie, to the Australian shellfish industry, in particular the oyster industry.
Information and advice were passed directly on to Australian researchers and farmers in regards to lessons...
This workshop focused on marketing directions for the Australian oyster industry. The oyster consortium vision was to:
"Improve the profitability of Australian oyster businesses through increasing penetration of innovative and existing oyster products into new and existing markets."
The current...