Improving Outcomes for Shell and Shucking By-Products 
in Australian Abalone Fisheries – A Supply Chain Perspective

Loo, Lynne Xin Hui

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Open access

Authors

Loo, Lynne Xin Hui

Date

2023

Supervisor

Elizabeth Jackson

Janet Howieson

Type

Thesis

Award

MPhil

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Faculty

Business and Law

School

School of Management and Marketing

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93786

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

This research responds to global targets to halve food waste by 2030 and the Australian abalone industry’s need to maximise returns on catch by utilising shucking by-products. Both these exigencies are addressed by quantifying food waste and understanding its drivers. Analysis revealed that Australia’s wild-harvest abalone industry faces several barriers to recovering and valorising commercially-viable volumes of waste arising from heavily-regulated supply and vast geographical distances. Supply chain collaboration is necessary to overcome these challenges.