Q: What did the deep sea fish say to the pelican?
A: I feel I’m out of my depth.
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Beware of bad science masquerading as real science.
“Peer review is important because we need to make sure that science is as rigorous and as accurate as it can be.”
“Under the conventional peer-review process, once an author submits a paper to a journal for consideration, the journal will then send it out to other scientists [not known by the authors] for their review. The reviewers normally ask for revisions. Only when the reviewers agree that the work is of a sufficiently high quality does the science gets published. If the work is insufficient, the paper is rejected.”
“The repercussions of following poor-quality science might be serious. Ineffective or harmful pharmaceuticals and other treatments may be promoted as good treatments.”
“Policymakers, managers, fish farmers and the general public rely on sound, reliable science for a successful and sustainable aquaculture industry,” says Clements. “If they aren’t trained to properly recognise good science from bad science, they run the risk of interpreting predatory open-access journals as high-quality scientific journals.”
Read more – https://thefishsite.com/articles/infernal-journals-and-how-to-spot-them
For more information on the peer-review process, see – http://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288333&p=1922599
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Fish Joke for Monday-itis: this is catching on!
Q: Who is FISH most frightened of?
A: Annette!
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International trade impacted with talk of the Australian government potentially releasing KHV to control feral carp.
It’s already happening…
“Victorian commercial fisherman John Ingram, who harvests carp for international markets, said just talk of the potential release of the virus was damaging his business. ‘Our export business has been halted,’ Mr Ingram said.”
“Scientists and commercial fishermen say Australia’s rollout of a carp herpesvirus is being rushed through, risking relationships with international trading partners.”
“Kevin Zai, who worked as a consultant in Papua New Guinea for 17 years said he feared the virus would spread to PNG where carp are an important commodity socially and economically. ”
“Dr Keller Kopf from Charles Sturt University said it was possible that the virus could spread outside of Australia. ”
“Queensland scientist Dr Jonathan Marshall said there was a risk the virus would not provide the results the Federal Government was after. ”
Learn more on ABC News’ article –
“Herpes-based carp control plan may stop some Australian fish exports, cause alarm overseas”
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SENATE: The truth about koi herpesvirus (KHV or CyHV-3).
In this session, we hear the truth about the real risks and forecasted socio-economic, political and ecological disaster that can come from the use of KHV as a biological agent in Australia. Some of Australia’s leading scientists and international experts present their case.
Rural & Regional Affairs & Transport
http://parlview.aph.gov.au/mediaPlayer.php?videoID=403648&operation_mode=parlview#/4
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Tonight’s FREE presentation on Cichlid diseases by The Fish Vet – Dr Richmond Loh.
You ALL need to come to our Tuesday, July 3rd – PCS meeting. We have The Fish Vet – Dr Richmond Loh coming in to talk all about ‘Cichlid Diseases’. Dr Loh will go through all the nasty things you need to look out for in your aquariums and how to prevent or remedy them if they do occur. You can ask Dr Loh all your ‘Cichlid Disease’ questions and get answers straight from the master.
The meeting of the Perth Cichlid Society will be on Tuesday, July 3rd (tonight). The meeting will be held at our venue Atwell College, 201 Brenchley Drive, Atwell 6164. We will be opening doors at 7:30pm and starting at 8:00pm. Please park your cars in the car park marked, do not enter the school gates.
General public are welcome to attend, so please bring your friends along.
The doors will open just on 7:30pm to start setting up. Talks will start at 8:00pm.
More details – http://www.perthcichlid.com.au/forum/index.php?showtopic=64724#entry366136
SIA responds to ABC Four Corners episode on white spot virus
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) is concerned by the findings and allegations made by Four Corners, regarding the deliberate evasion of Australia’s strict biosecurity and quarantine procedures. Watch http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/outbreak/9932836
“Australia’s international trade and environment is underpinned by our biosecurity system. Any business or individual breaching this system puts the livelihood of many Australians at risk. The Four Corners report raised some extremely serious allegations of this system being circumvented ” SIA CEO Jane Lovell said.
“As we saw during the 2016 white spot virus outbreak, any major biosecurity breach has the potential to wipe out an entire sector of Australia’s agriculture industry and impact the country’s economy.
“SIA is also concerned that the integrity of our biosecurity system can be compromised by insufficient resources. This is a point made by the Inspector-General of Biosecurity’s recent report into white spot.
“Without enough staff to review and revise import risk assessments, we run the risk of increasing biosecurity breaches. Global supply chains are changing rapidly in response to market pressures, diseases are changing and we must make sure we are on the front foot in this dynamic environment. Insufficient resourcing means there is increased risk from these types of diseases for not only the seafood industry, but the entire agriculture industry.
“It’s important the Department of Agriculture has sufficient resources to deal with national biosecurity issues, whether they are related to seafood, cows or crops.
“Now is not the time for cutbacks.
“Minister Littleproud’s recent announcement of increased funding for biosecurity, including marine pests, is welcome. But, the question remains whether this is enough.
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: cool fish part 2
Last week we heard about how cool a bioluminescent fish is. But, what’s the coolest fish in the world?
A: the icefish!
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Cleaning by cleaner shrimp could reduce the success of opportunistic infection in fish following injury.
Check out this paper.