Update on the Gladstone aquatic animal sicknesses.

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From: Matt Landos
Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Subject: Gladstone and Minister Burke’s deficient response to aquatic animal sicknesses

 

Hi All,

 

The lesions in aquatic animals at Gladstone are documented in my interim reports- with gross pathology and some histopath reports from Dr Michelle Dennis.

My full report has still not been released by the fund who commissioned it yet- it is complete. There is a lot of detail (& ~ 200 supportive literature references) in there about what is likely to be causing the problems, and as I said on ABC Catalyst a few weeks ago, the potential causes, when examined in detail, are all highly likely to be linked to the dredging and dredge disposal for the harbour development.

This is all taking place within a World Heritage Area. The presentation I gave to the World Heritage delegation in March is also on the weblink below.

 

They can be downloaded free at :

www.gladstonefishingresearchfund.org.au

 

In my opinion none of the disease processes defined can be adequately explained with a freshwater incursion, which Minister Burke and the Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) are maintaining is the cause.

http://www.alp.org.au/blogs/alp-blog/november-2012/getup-gets-facts-wrong-on-reef/

 

Environment Minister Tony Burke and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman are not appropriately considering the risks associated with dredging which are documented in the GHD EIS, and in recent GPC documents in relation to the second shipping channel application. No controls on sediment resuspension have been used in Gladstone- unlike the Port of Melbourne project. Hence a 34km plume of sediments has occurred (JCU satellite report available at weblink above).

 

Please contact Paul Oosting, at GetUp, if you are able to assist by offering a Blog statement.

Paulo@getup.org.au

 

My independent evidence, needs to be urgently considered. I have repeatedly offered to present the material to Qld Govt without success.

 

I now feature in an ad which GetUp put together from an interview I gave them in an effort to communicate the problems I and others have documented.

https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/mining/gladstone/watch-this-video-now

 

Regards

Dr Matt Landos BVSc(HonsI)MACVS