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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

I always like to gross people out at restaurants, pointing out what they’re eating. I was at Yum Cha yesterday and enjoyed some deep fried squid tentacles (kind of like the calamari rings, but the other half).

Did you know what these stringy, “elasticky” things are at the centre of each tentacle? You can tug at them and they’ll spring back.

They’re nerves! Squids have the largest nerve or all animals and this is why they’re used extensively in neurology (the study of nerves and brains and all that stuff). So, we have the Mr Squid to thank for all the knowledge and advances we’ve made in the world of neurology.

Monolake is one of the oldest lakes in the world. It has no outlets. The lake is surrounded by pillars of calcium carbonate that form as the water evaporates. Some of these spires may be as old as 200-250 years.

During summer, 1 trillion brine shrimp reach maturity and provide a food source for water birds. In the olden days, the Mono tribes used to harvest the shrimp, drying them to preserve them for their winter diet and for bartering with neighbouring tribes.

In this article ”

Cut Red Tape to Develop Irish Aquaculture, says Farmers Association”

(http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/18569/cut-red-tape-to-develop-irish-aquaculture-says-farmers-association), there are some parallels which we could apply to our respective industries wherever we are in the world.

The Irish Aquaculturists have identified the following as roadblocks and how they must be tackled:

• “Focus must be addressed to ensuring a major shift towards better communication, rationalisation and reduction of cost to the taxpayer between all Departments and agencies tasked with overseeing the sector (last count, five Govt. Departments, eight state agencies and numerous local authorities to deal with a sector worth €120 at the farm gate);

• Assign dedicated case officers and deputies to each licence application on hand in the department as points of contact for applicants with clear guidelines and time limits set out for each step of the process. This must go hand in hand with a major drive to increase the basic knowledge of practical aquaculture production among those dealing with the sector.

• Remove unilateral decisions taken behind closed doors in the past 5 years without consultation such as the treatment of straight licence renewals, remove full Environmental Assessment or licence application review requirements for individual licence condition changes, remove demands for information which exceed national and EU law and remove restrictions on access to grant aid in NATURA 2000 areas. Before any new burden is placed on industry in future a full regulatory impact assessment must be carried out first.

• Reduce repetition and cost in paperwork and remove inefficiencies in monitoring, auditing, spot checks and reporting by having a single agency deal with regulation rather than a queue of officials demanding duplicate information on a monthly basis from family run SMEs;

• Both reform and properly resource the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board to reflect its legal basis or find an agreed radical new form of public consultation;

• Assist producers with practical issues from raising capital based on longer-term licences (currently they only last up to three generations of stock – 10 years) of tangible value to investors to using EU funds to assist in naturally occurring algal bloom or pollution incidents;

• Respect the right of aquaculture operators to grow their produce in clean waters by upgrading waste water treatment works upstream of shellfish and finfish farming;

• Assist and encourage marketing under national quality and environmental management schemes through Bord Bia promotion, improved enforcement of consumer labelling regulations and help displace foreign imports by encouraging more added value be created in Irish processing companies using Irish raw material.

• Focus R&D funding into practical science to promote self-sufficiency in juvenile production, improved growth and disease resistance, logistics, early warning systems for plankton and jellyfish, predator management, adaptation of technology to Irish conditions, etc.
• Use the wealth of environmental, health and industry data collected by the state in a positive promotion of the high standard of Irish aquaculture instead of leaving it to gather unused and inaccessible in a haphazard fashion.“

“It is only through a focus on these deliverables that Irish industry will prosper and coastal and rural areas create jobs and exports and look to the future with confidence.“

Working hard together to serve the global professional aquatic veterinary community. Check out the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association’s web page – http://www.wavma.org

Dr Loh, with Ms Jessie Poon, at Boronia Aquarium have come up with a recipe that has had clinical evidence of improving the immune system of fish using such ingredients. If you’d like Dr Loh to mix some food up for you, just book to see The Fish Vet.

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Volume 43, Number 4 (August 2012)
	Review of the Application of Garlic, Allium sativum, in Aquaculture
	Authors:	Jeong-Yeol Lee 1, Yang Gao 1
	Author Affiliations:	1: Department of Aquaculture and Aquatic Science, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Korea
	Source:	Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 43, Number 4 (August 2012)
	Page Numbers:	447 – 458
	Available Full Text:	Full Text: Subscription Required to view full text Format: PDF Size: unknown Location: Publisher’s Site Authentication: EBSCOhost EJS
	Abstract:	The extensive use of antibiotics and various chemical compounds has resulted in drug residue and resistant pathogens in treated fish. Drug residue not only pollutes the environment, but also threatens human consumers. In contrast, garlic as a well-known natural antibiotic that causes no environmental or physical side effects has shown to be effective for the treatment of many diseases in humans and animals owing to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antihypertensive properties. In aquacultural operations, garlic with dose optimization is strongly recommended. This review focuses on the application of garlic in various fish diseases treatments and the prospects of using garlic preparations in aquaculture.
	Citation:	Jeong-Yeol Lee, Yang Gao . Review of the Application of Garlic, Allium sativum, in Aquaculture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 43, Number 4 (August 2012), pp. 447-458, <http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4CA898C64E79522C5689&gt;
	URL:	http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4CA898C64E79522C5689

 
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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
BSc BVMS MPhil MANZCVS (Aq & Pathol)
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Today the Australian Federal Government finalised the outline of the world’s biggest network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which is an historic and inspiring win for Australian marine conservation and the creatures that call our oceans home.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
BSc BVMS MPhil MANZCVS (Aq & Pathol)
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Those in Perth with rainbow trout still in their tanks will do well to start harvesting now, before the weather gets too warm for them to handle.

Now is about the right time to put in your barramundi. But the Growout period will only be till early April.

Those who prefer a longer term crop that can tolerate the seasonal weather patterns from summer to winter may consider silver perch (these are what I have).

Check out the answer at The Fish Vet’s Facebook “Fin” page –

http://www.facebook.com/thefishvetdrloh

See the pictures in the “Under the Microscope” section.

While you’re there, make sure you LIKE the page so that you’ll get interesting pictorial updates too.