In November 2016, in what is potentially a devastating turn for the Australian Prawn Farming industry, White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) was discovered on a prawn farm on the Logan River, QLD. Until then, Australia had been the only prawn growing region in the world free from WSSV.
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There is no food safety risk or risk to human health from WSSV, however the disease is highly lethal and contagious for prawns, killing them quickly once it takes hold.
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There are currently no available treatments for WSSV but prawn producers in Asia and the Americas have successfully implemented production management strategies to reduce the impact of the disease on their farms.
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The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Biosecurity division is presently working with stakeholders to implement emergency response plans to limit the impact of the WSSV outbreak.
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Media updates are being released as soon as developments occur. For more information please visit:
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-08/source-of-prawn-virus-still-unknown/8103722
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PRAWNS xxx Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture are likely to finish harvesting the current crop of fresh Black Tiger Prawns in late February.xxx xxx Seafarms and Tru Blu will commence harvesting Black Tiger Prawns in mid February. These will be mainly 21-30/lb grade at the beginning, with 16-20/lb and 10-15/lb available closer to Easter. xxx Continue below for oysters, shellfish and finfish...
PRAWNS xxxx Seafarms currently have strong availability of 21-30/lb and 31-40/lb frozen Crystal Bay Banana Prawns, as well as frozen 31-40/lb and 41-60/lb Crystal Bay Tiger Prawns. xxx We are aiming to begin frozen production of Tiger Prawns in March. xxx Continue below for Lobster and Crab, Shellfish and Finfish...
PRAWNS XXX We have availability of frozen cooked Crystal Bay bananas (16-20/lb and 21-30/lb) XXX LOBSTER AND CRAB xxx Lobster Tails will begin arriving in the next two weeks and account managers will be in touch with you to run through your allocations and forecasts for the season. xxx King Crab is due to arrive at the end of this month and we have now got a firm understanding of what will be available. We can expect to start distributing product in the first week of November if there are no delays. XXX PIPIS XXX Goolwa PipiCo have the capacity to freeze pipis to order. Please contact us if you require stock. XXX FINFISH XXX 750g-1kg, belly flap-on, skin-on Round Island barramundi fillets are now available frozen via seafreight from Oceanpick, Sri Lanka xxx What's Fresh?
