A variety of rapid kit methods, both microbiological and chemical, have been evaluated with respect to their accuracy for and application to the Australian seafood industry. The information is now readily available for industry managers to base operational processing decisions on.
A few kits...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
The introduction of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas into Tasmanian waters has led to a large population of feral Pacific oysters. This resource is to the most part under utilised and generally viewed as a pest. Harvesting this resource would provide both social and environmental benefits. To...
The Hooking into Asian Seafood Markets project was established to identify and facilitate the development of markets for Australian under- utilised seafood species, and to help industry operators to better understand the key opportunities and challenges that exporters need to consider in relation to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct
A survey was made of all documented seafood-related illness for the period 1990-2000, when there were at least 2,638 who became ill after consuming seafood during the last decade, mainly after consuming oysters raw or eating fish known to be associated with ciguatera. The 2638 known illnesses...