The "potential trajectory" of white spot disease has been "de-potentialled" by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources imposition of a 2 year fallow period for the affected prawn farms which finished on 31 May 2018.
They report: Broader east coast sampling between the Sunshine Coast and Cairns is now complete, with the majority of samples from the 10 sample locations already tested. All have returned negative results so far.
All jurisdictions including the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources which is responsible for Commonwealth prawn fisheries, are collecting or have collected samples as part of the national surveillance program. To date, all samples that have been collected and tested within other jurisdictions, have returned negative results.
The national two-year surveillance program is relevant to demonstrate that other areas in Australia remain disease free.
Yamba NSW, Hamilton Bay & Mission Beach QLD were mentioned by Tassal in their consideration announcement. These remain clear of white spot virus but also remain in the national surveillance program. "Know what you own, and know why you own it." - Peter Lynch
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