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Premium Content Subscriber only Producers of Australian prawns have asked coastal residents to not use imported prawns as bait when fishing, to protect our crustaceans. Kim Hooper, executive officer at the Australian Prawn Farmers Association, made a call to Northern Rivers fishermen to avoid using imported prawns sold for human consumption as bait, even though prawns bought at retail shops are cheaper than actual bait prawns. "The risk is very high because there are lot of fishermen who use imported prawns as bait," she said. "Some people are trying to do the right thing, but it only tak...

White spot virus killing wild Australian prawns and crabs 28 January 2021 DigsFish Services THE exotic white spot virus that devastated South-East Queensland prawn farms is now killing wild prawns and small crabs in the Logan River and has become widespread in Moreton Bay. The federal government is reviewing its import requirements for prawns, and a leading aquatic disease expert warns that a dangerous double standard favouring importers over Australian fishers and aquaculture farmers is leaving the country wide open to the introduction of more dangerous viruses. In a survey finalised for th...

White spot virus killing wild Australian prawns and crabs, with some experts saying 'it is here to stay' SatSaturday 16 updated SunSunday 17 White spot disease in prawns is highly contagious and lethal to crustaceans. ( Print text only Cancel The exotic white spot virus that devastated South-East Queensland prawn farms is now killing wild prawns and small crabs in the Logan river and has become widespread in Moreton Bay. Key points: White spot disease does not harm humans The disease has spread since an initial outbreak on Logan prawn farms in 2016 The Federal Government is reviewing its impo...

As word that novel coronavirus spread more effectively indoors, swaths of people took to nature as refuge from stress and safe excursions throughout the pandemic.

Share Thousands of residents in northern NSW have been ordered to evacuate as flooding worsens, following days of heavy rain and strong winds along the eastern coastline. Byron Bay's beaches face further erosion as wild weather and hazardous swells lash the northern NSW coastlines.  Getty The La Nina weather pattern, which occurs when equatorial winds push up ocean temperatures and encourage cloud development, delivers 20 per cent more rainfall than the long-term average and is commonly associated with widespread flooding. Tourism operators are preparing for a bumper holiday season, with Aus...