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2003/237 - Development of a quality index for Australian seafood 2004/401 - A market access guide for seafood exporters: International residues standards 2007/708 - Review of predictive tools and rapid diagnostics technology (completed project) 2007/710 - A review of traceability and freshness indicators (completed project) 2007/712 - Technical market access review: Product quality and integrity research program and technical market access support program (completed project) 2008/735 - Report on international trade negotiations impacting on seafood industry interests (completed project) _______________________________________ |
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Development of a Quality Index for Australian Seafood
About the Project There is an urgent need in the marketplace for adoption of a well recognised, well unerstood, practical, rapid and sound quality index for fresh seafood. This need is critical as the industry moves inexorably towards adoption of electronic marketing, trading, remote selling and increased sales to discriminating markets. Thsi index must be in the form of a language that is readily understood and can gain wide acceptance both domestically and internationally in the trade can can be related to retail and consumer requirements and demands. Project Objectives 1. Develop a quality index scheme for King Prawns 2. Develop a quality index scheme for Spanish Mackerel 3. Develop a quality index scheme for Australian Sardines 4. Develop a quality index scheme for Pink Ling 5. Develop a quality index scheme for Pink Ling 6. Develop a quality index scheme for Barramundi 7. Develop a quality index scheme for Yellowtail Kingfish ____________________________________________________ |
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A Market Access Guide for Seafood Exporters: International Residues
About the Project The continued development of the seafood and aquaculture industries is heavily dependent on sustainable export market access. An important component of this market access is compliance with the residue standards of market destination countries. The purpose of this project is to provide ongoing up-to-date information on country specific access requirements for a broad range of markets for a wide range of seafood industry sectors. There is a general lack of standardised testing, sampling and the technical basis of these regulatory standards for contaminants across trading partner nations. Other critical information on sampling and analytical methods is not freely available. Consequently, the equivalence of Australian monitoring data is difficult to evaluate. Information provided in this project will overcome these barriers. Target markets to be included in the market access guide include: Japan, China, United States, European Union, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thialand, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. Project Objectives 1. Produce a web-based database on seafood contaminant standards in major export trading partner nations for Australian aquaculture and wild capture fisheries. 2. Produce a listing of veterinary medicines registered for aquaculture usage in Australia. 3. Inform peak industry bodies and Australian Commonwealth agencies on importing country-specific residue standards. ____________________________________________________ |
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A Review of Predictive and Rapid Diagnostic Technologies Relevant to the Australian Seafood Industry
About the Project This project consists of a critical review of seafood predictive and rapid diagnostic technologies relevant to the Australian seafood industry. The information from the review will provide a basis for determining where to invest in research and development and how to achieve the best and most effective return on this investment. Project Objectives 1. Identify current available predictive and rapid diagnostic technologies that are particularly relevant to the seafood industry. 2. Identify newly emerging predictive and rapid diagnostic technologies that may be relevant to the special requirements of seafood supply chains. 3. Provide a brief evaluation report detailing opportunities for the Cooperative Research Centre. ___________________________________________________ |
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A Review of Technical Market Access Issues Relevant to Australian Seafood Industry Members of the Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre
About the Project This project consists of a critical review of technical market access support needs to inform the development of its market security program. The information will provide a basis for determining where to invest in research and development and how to achieve the best and most effective return on investment. Project Objectives 1. Identify current key markets for Australian seafood and the current techhnical requirements for market entry. 2. Identify and detail research and development work being undertaken in key markets in relation to food safety and product integrity that may impact on Australian seafood exporters. 3. Identify and detail work being done, or being proposed, internationally by industry or governments in relation to seafood safety and product integrity. 4. Investigate and detail current CODEX and other international activities that may influence the technical requirements of Australia's key markets. 5. Identify trends in rejections of Australian shipments and reasons for them. ____________________________________________________ |
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A Review of Traceability and Freshness Indicators
About the Project This project consists of a critical review to evaluate the traceability and freshness indicator technologies that are relevant to the Australian seafood industry. Such information will serve as the foundation for future studies within the Seafood CRC that will integrate relevant technologies, foster innovation and result in high quality and safe Australian seafood products. Project Objectives 1. Identification of currently available traceability and freshness indicator technologies relevant to the seafood industry. 2. Definition of newly emerging traceability and freshness indicator technologies. 3. Explanation of how such systems may integrate with seafood businesses. 4. Identification of key organisations involved in developing these technologies. 5. Potential directions that these technologies may go over the next 10 years. 6. An evaluation report describing how the CRC can trial and adapt traceability and freshness indicator technologies. ____________________________________________________ |
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Technical Market Access Review: Product Quality and Integrity Research Program and Technical Market Access Support Program
About the Project This project will conduct an examination of technical market access and support arrangements to identify current infrastructure and support services relevant to provision of technical market access support within the Australian seafood industry. Project Objectives 1. To review the technical market access support infrastructure needs for the Australian Seafood CRC and provide guidance on investment in this area. ____________________________________________________ |
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Develop, Conduct and Analyse a Small Survey of Seafood Buyers at the 2008 European Seafood Exposition to Help Asess the Relative Importance of Key Attributes of Australian Seafood Influencing Purchasing Decisions
About the Project A small survey of buyers attending the Australian Pavillion at the European Seafood Exposition 2008 will provide some valuable baseline data regarding some of the potential drivers for increasing sales of Australian seafood.
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Report on International Trade Negotiations Impacting on Seafood Industry Interests
About the Project This project will develop a simple, plain English guide to Australia's current multilateral and bilateral trade reform and Project Objectives 1. To report to the Seafood Access Forum on the status and opportunities associated with Australia's current mulitnational and bilateral trade reform/negotiation agenda. ___________________________________________________ |
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