Economic analysis for Australian Seafood Chains: development and application of a generic value-chain model

This report is the result of a study undertaken by the Centre of Excellence Science Seafood & Health (CESSH) and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) as part of the Seafood CRC Project improving the Supply chain for selected WA Seafood Products The primary objectives of this study are to: -develop a generic value chain model for Australian seafood industries with a future aim to apply the model to quantify the impacts of interventions (either policy or research innovations) on the industries economic performance; -apply the model on a trial basis on three participating fin-fish companies in Western Australia; and -to understand their share of value added contribution to the economy along the whole supply chain.