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Below is an email I received from a colleague and I thought I’d share.

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Another Gladstone suppressed report has emerged.

http://www.westernbasinportdevelopment.com.au/media/pdf/Field%20investigatio
ns%20of%20the%20bund%20wall%20seal%20August%202012.pdf

Images in Gladstone Ports Corp. own report show clearly where huge amounts of harbour turbidity were coming from-not.

According to Queensland and Commonwealth Govt, the effect of dredging and disposal did not contribute to fish/turtle/dolphin health issues.

Really?

Yet the EIS said the dredgematerial to be dumped inside the bund would be too toxic to dump offshore….yet it was inadvertently released into harbour anyway through leaks.

Note that this took place within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Grahams Creek) and within the World Heritage Area- Gladstone Harbour.

Investigation of causes needs to be urgently re-opened so future developments have substantially greater protections put in place.

See table from EIS below which predicts metals release from resuspended sediments.

Note how closely metal releases resemble blood metal results of turtles sampled in July 2011. High arsenic, high cobalt.

http://www.westernbasinportdevelopment.com.au/media/pdf/Entox%20Report%20-%20Investigation%20of%20contaiminanr%20Levels%20in%20Green%20Turtles%20from%20Gladstone.pdf

Fish showed high aluminium in gills, crabs high copper/zinc in hepatopancreas

Yet we are to believe this was caused by a flood months earlier, and a few barra swimming downstream.

Anyone buying it?

Demand an full independent inquiry. Numerous developments are about to be signed off, with the confidence that nothing went wrong in Gladstone.

Q: What did the rayfish say to the shark?

A: I’m feeling a little flat today.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
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P: +61 (0)421 822 383

Calls are coming in thick and fast with sick axolotls. Could it be to do with the weather getting warmer?

So, I’d like to draw your attention to one of my previous blogs about how to keep your water cool for the heat intolerant aquatic animals.

Check out the posts at this link.

See also, https://thefishvet.com/2013/06/10/fanning-springs-ive-found-heaven-on-earth/

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

Have you ever consulted Dr Google on fish ailments, hoping to find the right treatment for your diseased fish?

Do you find yourself searching the the world of knowledge just to become more confused? … or even make you paranoid about what you’ve got?

You’re not alone. Many fish diseases are difficult to diagnose based on clinical signs and gross appearances alone. More frequently, water tests and microscopic examinations are required.

Check out the following pictures of diagnoses I’ve made. They have the same clinical presentation but the reasons for illness, and hence treatment plan, differs vastly.

To finish off, I’d like to refer you to this funny video on YouTube – click here.

I still get excited every time I get a book order. These are going to Canada.

You too can get your very own copies and other tools for fish vetting at
http://thefishvet.com.au/shop/shopping.html

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

The aim is to get the whitest, and firmest fillet.

“Tests taken on trawlers show that fish which recuperate for three hours prior to slaughter have a lot of blood in their musculature. The meat becomes red and not as appetizing for the consumer,” said Svalheim.

“It is important to map the onset of rigor as the fish should not be filleted while in rigor mortis.”

“This is because the risk of fillet gaping increases and, as a result, the fillets may be downgraded.”

Read more here.
http://www.undercurrentnews.com/2013/09/27/timing-cod-slaughtering-for-whitest-fillet/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=americas_newsletter_sept_27#.UkjBwJkayc3

Now that spring is well and truly here, a lot of people have been asking me about the possibility and logistics behind using hormonal induction for breeding fish. Koi are highly fecund and you might ask why we use hormones. Hormones do not magically make your fish fertile. They can only exert their effects at the right time, to help speed up the final maturation process.

What are the benefits to artificially spawn fish? I’ve listed a few below:

1. Ability to select breeding pairs,
2. Ability to check fertility of male fish (sperm motility and shape can be assessed microscopically),
3. Be able to compress & synchronise spawning period for ease of management,
4. Increased chances of fertilisation and yield,
5. And last but not least, by increasing the percentage of eggs fertilised, it reduces the likelihood of unfertilised eggs contaminating healthy ones when they degenerate and grow bacteria and fungi.

I’d like refer you to one of my previous posts for a pictorial summary of the process – https://thefishvet.com/2012/02/02/pictorial-guide-for-fish-breeding-using-hormones/

Please note that veterinarians are only allowed to prescribe and/or dispense medicines to clients who have a genuine ‘veterinary-client-patient-relationship’ (V.C.P.R.).

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |

Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA.

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Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

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