The 5th National Abalone Convention was held at Hamilton Island from 21-23 July, 2011. The Convention attracted more than 150 participants from across Australia, including divers, processors, quote-owners and distributors.
| Dean Lisson | Welcome |
| Dr Len Stephens, Managing Director, Australian Seafood Co-operative Research Centre |
The Seafood CRC & Industry Collaboration - what works and what doesn't |
| Dr Patrick Hone, Executive Director, Fisheries Research & Development Corporation |
Community support for your social license to operate - why this needs to be a part of your business |
| ACA Directors | State overviews and updates |
| Theme: Global Industry Overview | |
| Dr Peter Cook, University of Western Australia |
Global Abalone Supply & Demand - Wild harvest & Aquaculture - current situation & future trends |
| Dr Cath McLeod, South Australia Research and Development Institute |
Abalone Trade & Market Access issues |
| Ben Manning, University of the Sunshine Coast |
Market overview of the export potential of Australian Wild caught abalone in Beijing and Shanghai - USC Research papers April and September 2010 |
| Theme: Threats to Resource Productivity | |
| Serge Corbeil, CSIRO - Australian Animal Health Laboratory |
Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis - current status of research |
| Dr Craig Johnson, Director Marine & Antarctic Futures, Tasmanian Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
Management responses to the destruction of abalone habitat by sea urchin Centrostephanus Rogersii |
| Justin Bell, Department of Primary Industry, Victoria |
Removal of Centrostephanus Rogersii to enable recovery of Abalone habitat |
| Theme: Increasing Resource Productivity | |
| John Smythe, Abalone Diver, Merimbula |
The observed recovery of abalone habitat folloiwng the commercial harvest of Centrostephanus Rogersii in the NSW abalone fishery |
| Jeremy Cooper, CEO, Paua Industry Council |
Reseeding of abalone reefs in New Zealand & Co-management of abalone resources |
| Theme: Measuring & Managing - Resource Assessment & Management | |
| Dr Craig Mundy, Institute of Marine & Antarctic Science |
Implementing a spatial assessment & decision process to improve fishing management outcomes using geo-referenced diver data |
| Dr Malcolm Haddon, CSIRO, Marine & Atmospheric Research |
Comparing Alternative Management approaches for abalone in South East Australia |
| Ian Cartwright, Thalassa Consulting |
Co-management in Abalone fisheries - roles of Government, Researchers and Industry |
| Theme: Supply Chain Management | |
| Dr Natalie Moltschaniwskyj, University of Newcastle |
Managing stress in abalone during harvest, transport & tanking to improve quality & yield |
| Theme: The ACA China Market Project - Product Differentiation Opportunities for Australian Wild Caught abalone in China | |
| Project team - Dean Lisson, George Chung, Jayne Gallagher, Naveen Rao, Sylvia Sui | A comprehensive overview of the ACA/CRC China Market Project 2009/723 - What has been learnt, what has been achieved & what are the implications to the abalone industry regarding the development of an ongoing Promotional Platform in China |
| Theme: Strategic Market Development Platforms | |
| Sam Guthrie, Global Business Development Manager, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd |
Trading with the Woolmark Brand in China - lessons for the Australian Abalone industry |
| Paul Henry, Wine Consultant - formerly Global Market Development Manager, Wine Australia |
Trading Australian Wine in China - lessons for the Australian Abalone industry |
| Ewan Colquhuon, Ridge Partners |
A sustainable Supply Chain business & Marketing model for Australian Wild Abalone |
| Panel session | Where to from here? |