Gad

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
Thurs 25 January 2018
White spot disease surveillance
Biosecurity Queensland will conduct the next round of surveillance sampling for white spot disease between late February and June 2018. Sampling will be conducted in Moreton Bay and in key locations along the east coast of Queensland north to Cairns. More details on surveillance conducted to date are available on the white spot disease surveillance webpage.  https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease/white-spot-surveillance
White spot disease community engagement
Biosecurity Queensland community engagement staff have spoken with recreational fishers at boat ramps throughout South East Queensland over the last few months. Our two engagement officers have also visited popular fishing spots to answer questions related to white spot disease. Below is a collated list of the frequently asked questions (FAQs).

The top five FAQs are:

Q1: Is it safe to eat prawns with white spot disease?

A: Yes. White spot disease does not pose any human health or food safety concerns.

Q2: What is the exact area that movement restrictions apply?

A: The restricted area extends from Caloundra to the NSW border following a line 100 metres off the eastern coasts of Bribie, Moreton and Stradbroke Islands. It also extends west to encompass the western borders of Gold Coast City Council, Brisbane City Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Q3: What animals do the movement restrictions apply to?

A: The movement restrictions apply to decapod crustaceans, such as prawns and yabbies and polychaete worms. However, an exemption applies to high value species that are caught and sold for the sole purpose of being eaten. This includes: spanner crabs, three spotted crabs, blue swimmer crabs, mud crabs, red champagne lobsters, slipper lobsters, tropical rock lobsters and bugs.

Q4: How long will the movement restrictions be in place for?

A: The movement restrictions will be in place for a minimum of two years from July 2017, providing future testing for white spot disease returns negative results. If we receive positive results in the future then this timeframe will be extended.

Q5: What is Biosecurity Queensland doing to stop the disease?

The White Spot Disease Program is focused on continued surveillance and prevention and control activities within the restricted area with the aim of eradicating white spot disease in Queensland and returning Australia to a white spot disease-free status.

All infected prawn farms in the Logan River region have been disinfected and are now laying fallow until 31 May 2018 to ensure the virus that causes the disease is no longer present.

Movement restrictions are in place to reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading through human assistance. Fishing restrictions are also in place in high-risk areas around prawn farms.

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
Thurs 25 January 2018
White spot disease surveillance
Biosecurity Queensland will conduct the next round of surveillance sampling for white spot disease between late February and June 2018. Sampling will be conducted in Moreton Bay and in key locations along the east coast of Queensland north to Cairns. More details on surveillance conducted to date are available on the white spot disease surveillance webpage.  https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease/white-spot-surveillance
White spot disease community engagement
Biosecurity Queensland community engagement staff have spoken with recreational fishers at boat ramps throughout South East Queensland over the last few months. Our two engagement officers have also visited popular fishing spots to answer questions related to white spot disease. Below is a collated list of the frequently asked questions (FAQs).

The top five FAQs are:

Q1: Is it safe to eat prawns with white spot disease?

A: Yes. White spot disease does not pose any human health or food safety concerns.

Q2: What is the exact area that movement restrictions apply?

A: The restricted area extends from Caloundra to the NSW border following a line 100 metres off the eastern coasts of Bribie, Moreton and Stradbroke Islands. It also extends west to encompass the western borders of Gold Coast City Council, Brisbane City Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Q3: What animals do the movement restrictions apply to?

A: The movement restrictions apply to decapod crustaceans, such as prawns and yabbies and polychaete worms. However, an exemption applies to high value species that are caught and sold for the sole purpose of being eaten. This includes: spanner crabs, three spotted crabs, blue swimmer crabs, mud crabs, red champagne lobsters, slipper lobsters, tropical rock lobsters and bugs.

Q4: How long will the movement restrictions be in place for?

A: The movement restrictions will be in place for a minimum of two years from July 2017, providing future testing for white spot disease returns negative results. If we receive positive results in the future then this timeframe will be extended.

Q5: What is Biosecurity Queensland doing to stop the disease?

The White Spot Disease Program is focused on continued surveillance and prevention and control activities within the restricted area with the aim of eradicating white spot disease in Queensland and returning Australia to a white spot disease-free status.

All infected prawn farms in the Logan River region have been disinfected and are now laying fallow until 31 May 2018 to ensure the virus that causes the disease is no longer present.

Movement restrictions are in place to reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading through human assistance. Fishing restrictions are also in place in high-risk areas around prawn farms.

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
Thurs 25 January 2018
White spot disease surveillance
Biosecurity Queensland will conduct the next round of surveillance sampling for white spot disease between late February and June 2018. Sampling will be conducted in Moreton Bay and in key locations along the east coast of Queensland north to Cairns. More details on surveillance conducted to date are available on the white spot disease surveillance webpage.  https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease/white-spot-surveillance
White spot disease community engagement
Biosecurity Queensland community engagement staff have spoken with recreational fishers at boat ramps throughout South East Queensland over the last few months. Our two engagement officers have also visited popular fishing spots to answer questions related to white spot disease. Below is a collated list of the frequently asked questions (FAQs).

The top five FAQs are:

Q1: Is it safe to eat prawns with white spot disease?

A: Yes. White spot disease does not pose any human health or food safety concerns.

Q2: What is the exact area that movement restrictions apply?

A: The restricted area extends from Caloundra to the NSW border following a line 100 metres off the eastern coasts of Bribie, Moreton and Stradbroke Islands. It also extends west to encompass the western borders of Gold Coast City Council, Brisbane City Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Q3: What animals do the movement restrictions apply to?

A: The movement restrictions apply to decapod crustaceans, such as prawns and yabbies and polychaete worms. However, an exemption applies to high value species that are caught and sold for the sole purpose of being eaten. This includes: spanner crabs, three spotted crabs, blue swimmer crabs, mud crabs, red champagne lobsters, slipper lobsters, tropical rock lobsters and bugs.

Q4: How long will the movement restrictions be in place for?

A: The movement restrictions will be in place for a minimum of two years from July 2017, providing future testing for white spot disease returns negative results. If we receive positive results in the future then this timeframe will be extended.

Q5: What is Biosecurity Queensland doing to stop the disease?

The White Spot Disease Program is focused on continued surveillance and prevention and control activities within the restricted area with the aim of eradicating white spot disease in Queensland and returning Australia to a white spot disease-free status.

All infected prawn farms in the Logan River region have been disinfected and are now laying fallow until 31 May 2018 to ensure the virus that causes the disease is no longer present.

Movement restrictions are in place to reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading through human assistance. Fishing restrictions are also in place in high-risk areas around prawn farms.

just like well prepped mutton......

interesting, the dress has never got/loss bonus points from me, it`s only the performance and durability.
 

just like well prepped mutton......

interesting, the dress has never got/loss bonus points from me, it`s only the performance and durability.
 

interesting, the dress has never got/loss bonus points from me, it`s only the performance and durability.
 

I purchased 2 of the 1000 reels for jigging bass as I didnt need much line on them. I can say they are doing the job just fine, they were on special for 25 dollars each, it was a no lose situation.
 
Dino

no probs Gary , I understood where you were aiming. Me, I don`t mind suggesting an alleged low life, is an alleged low life 

Gad, There are certain ways to say things on a family forum.
I was making an observation.
Forgive me if it didn't sound right.
Cheers
Gary

Look what happens when you have a huge ego....
Couldn't happen to a nicer" person"
   Cheers
   Gary

Major failure of biosecurity likely led to white spot disease outbreak
A major biosecurity failure likely led to an outbreak of white spot disease in Queensland that cost prawn farmers more than $40 million, Australia's inspector-general of biosecurity has found.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-12/systematic-failure-of-biosecurity-blamed-for-prawn-disease/9246796?WT.ac=statenews_qld
Who would have guessed?..............

Major failure of biosecurity likely led to white spot disease outbreak
A major biosecurity failure likely led to an outbreak of white spot disease in Queensland that cost prawn farmers more than $40 million, Australia's inspector-general of biosecurity has found.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-12/systematic-failure-of-biosecurity-blamed-for-prawn-disease/9246796?WT.ac=statenews_qld
Who would have guessed?..............

Major failure of biosecurity likely led to white spot disease outbreak
A major biosecurity failure likely led to an outbreak of white spot disease in Queensland that cost prawn farmers more than $40 million, Australia's inspector-general of biosecurity has found.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-12/systematic-failure-of-biosecurity-blamed-for-prawn-disease/9246796?WT.ac=statenews_qld
Who would have guessed?..............

I think the best way to store crab pots is to leave them in the water, check them every couple of days and eat crab 3 times a week

I had to look up what Gamma radiation was. I had heard about it but it's very interesting. 
 
 
That is pretty devastating for the farmers and workers.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_irradiation

Yep I used to do this but as I take a stack of family and friends fishing and I don't always crab or know how many to take each time I find this tricky. 
I agree they are sooo much easier than the chicken wire ones. They were a bugger to store and carry. 

Nice tips there. If you make it to the xmas party I hopefully will have them sorted by then and you can critique the job haha. 

Wow I hope we dodged a bullet. Now to ban raw prawn importations. 

Thanks Gad for the update.
  Cheers
  Gary

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
White Spot Disease Update
12 October 2017
Queensland on track in fight against white spot disease
State-wide surveillance for the virus that causes white spot disease has recently concluded with all samples collected returning negative results for the virus.
The negative results are encouraging, however Biosecurity Queensland wants to emphasise that movement restrictions will remain in place from Caloundra to the New South Wales border and west to Ipswich.
What the results indicate is that the disease may not be established in Moreton Bay and has not spread into other parts of Queensland, which is great news.

Biosecurity Queensland's goal is to eradicate white spot disease from Australia and the negative results suggest the disease control activities we have in place have been effective in containing the virus and stopping it spreading.

More than 4,120 prawn and crab samples were collected from 94 locations along the east coast of Queensland, as well as the Moreton Bay, Logan River and Brisbane River areas.

While these results are very encouraging more testing is needed, as the samples were collected during the low season for prawn breeding.

Biosecurity Queensland will recommence testing in early 2018 when the prawn population is expected to be at their maximum production cycles.

These results will contribute to the national proof of freedom surveillance required to regain international disease-free status for white spot disease.

Two years of consecutively negative test results are required in order to prove the disease is no longer in Queensland waterways.

Biosecurity Queensland understands the impact that this disease has had on the Logan River prawn farmers and Moreton Bay commercial fishers, and their cooperation in this difficult time is greatly appreciated.

We would also like to thank the Queensland public for adhering to the movement restrictions on prawns, yabbies and marine worms as they have helped stop the spread of the disease by human assisted movement.
You can visit the white spot disease page on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website for more information about white spot disease.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
White Spot Disease Update
12 October 2017
Queensland on track in fight against white spot disease
State-wide surveillance for the virus that causes white spot disease has recently concluded with all samples collected returning negative results for the virus.
The negative results are encouraging, however Biosecurity Queensland wants to emphasise that movement restrictions will remain in place from Caloundra to the New South Wales border and west to Ipswich.
What the results indicate is that the disease may not be established in Moreton Bay and has not spread into other parts of Queensland, which is great news.

Biosecurity Queensland's goal is to eradicate white spot disease from Australia and the negative results suggest the disease control activities we have in place have been effective in containing the virus and stopping it spreading.

More than 4,120 prawn and crab samples were collected from 94 locations along the east coast of Queensland, as well as the Moreton Bay, Logan River and Brisbane River areas.

While these results are very encouraging more testing is needed, as the samples were collected during the low season for prawn breeding.

Biosecurity Queensland will recommence testing in early 2018 when the prawn population is expected to be at their maximum production cycles.

These results will contribute to the national proof of freedom surveillance required to regain international disease-free status for white spot disease.

Two years of consecutively negative test results are required in order to prove the disease is no longer in Queensland waterways.

Biosecurity Queensland understands the impact that this disease has had on the Logan River prawn farmers and Moreton Bay commercial fishers, and their cooperation in this difficult time is greatly appreciated.

We would also like to thank the Queensland public for adhering to the movement restrictions on prawns, yabbies and marine worms as they have helped stop the spread of the disease by human assisted movement.
You can visit the white spot disease page on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website for more information about white spot disease.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
White Spot Disease Update
12 October 2017
Queensland on track in fight against white spot disease
State-wide surveillance for the virus that causes white spot disease has recently concluded with all samples collected returning negative results for the virus.
The negative results are encouraging, however Biosecurity Queensland wants to emphasise that movement restrictions will remain in place from Caloundra to the New South Wales border and west to Ipswich.
What the results indicate is that the disease may not be established in Moreton Bay and has not spread into other parts of Queensland, which is great news.

Biosecurity Queensland's goal is to eradicate white spot disease from Australia and the negative results suggest the disease control activities we have in place have been effective in containing the virus and stopping it spreading.

More than 4,120 prawn and crab samples were collected from 94 locations along the east coast of Queensland, as well as the Moreton Bay, Logan River and Brisbane River areas.

While these results are very encouraging more testing is needed, as the samples were collected during the low season for prawn breeding.

Biosecurity Queensland will recommence testing in early 2018 when the prawn population is expected to be at their maximum production cycles.

These results will contribute to the national proof of freedom surveillance required to regain international disease-free status for white spot disease.

Two years of consecutively negative test results are required in order to prove the disease is no longer in Queensland waterways.

Biosecurity Queensland understands the impact that this disease has had on the Logan River prawn farmers and Moreton Bay commercial fishers, and their cooperation in this difficult time is greatly appreciated.

We would also like to thank the Queensland public for adhering to the movement restrictions on prawns, yabbies and marine worms as they have helped stop the spread of the disease by human assisted movement.
You can visit the white spot disease page on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website for more information about white spot disease.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease

taken from Qld DAF email newsletter
Biosecurity Qld
White Spot Disease Update
12 October 2017
Queensland on track in fight against white spot disease
State-wide surveillance for the virus that causes white spot disease has recently concluded with all samples collected returning negative results for the virus.
The negative results are encouraging, however Biosecurity Queensland wants to emphasise that movement restrictions will remain in place from Caloundra to the New South Wales border and west to Ipswich.
What the results indicate is that the disease may not be established in Moreton Bay and has not spread into other parts of Queensland, which is great news.

Biosecurity Queensland's goal is to eradicate white spot disease from Australia and the negative results suggest the disease control activities we have in place have been effective in containing the virus and stopping it spreading.

More than 4,120 prawn and crab samples were collected from 94 locations along the east coast of Queensland, as well as the Moreton Bay, Logan River and Brisbane River areas.

While these results are very encouraging more testing is needed, as the samples were collected during the low season for prawn breeding.

Biosecurity Queensland will recommence testing in early 2018 when the prawn population is expected to be at their maximum production cycles.

These results will contribute to the national proof of freedom surveillance required to regain international disease-free status for white spot disease.

Two years of consecutively negative test results are required in order to prove the disease is no longer in Queensland waterways.

Biosecurity Queensland understands the impact that this disease has had on the Logan River prawn farmers and Moreton Bay commercial fishers, and their cooperation in this difficult time is greatly appreciated.

We would also like to thank the Queensland public for adhering to the movement restrictions on prawns, yabbies and marine worms as they have helped stop the spread of the disease by human assisted movement.
You can visit the white spot disease page on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website for more information about white spot disease.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/animal-health-and-diseases/a-z-list/white-spot-disease