Project number: 1992-112
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $291,532.00
Principal Investigator: Heloisa A. Mariath
Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Project start/end date: 2 Mar 1993 - 3 Oct 1996
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Collate data on contaminants in crustaceans for use in a submission to the National Food Authority to review the maximum permitted concentration of cadmium in crustaceans
2. Provide early warning and background information to industry and relevant government agencies on potential contaminant problems in crustaceans
3. Investigate seasonal variation in concentrations of cadmium as basis for possible catch-time management of some species of prawn

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-088
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

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ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)