NEWSCAST - Recreational Fisheries News April 2023

[mrsswordfisherman]

NEWSCAST an information bulletin for recreational fishers   April 2023 Every fisher can help protect our prawns from White Spot  Tips on how recreational fishers can help NSW prawns Never use prawns intended for human consumption as bait.  When fishing, always source your bait from a trusted supplier local to the area you intend to fish.  If you catch your own bait, use it only in the water from where it came.  Dispose of your prawn waste (heads or shells) in general waste, never to our waterways.  Make ‘clean’ part of your routine, wash your vehicles and gear between waterways.  White Spot was detected at two northern NSW prawn farms in February 2023 and was confirmed by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) diagnostic tests. Consumers are assured that White Spot does not pose a threat to human health or food safety. NSW seafood, including prawns, remains safe to eat. NSW DPI is working with farms to contain and eradicate White Spot on-farm and ensuring the farms have appropriate biosecurity measures in place to continue to minimise risk of spread. A control order is in place until 14 June 2023 and restricts the movement of raw, uncooked prawns and polychaete worms, from the Clarence River estuary while containment, source detection and surveillance activities are underway.  More information about the control order, what it means to you and how you can help protect NSW prawns is available on the NSW DPI website https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/aquatic-biosecurity/aquaculture/aquaculture/white-spot  Please report any unusual mortalities or suspicions of White Spot to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline 1800 675 888. For more information see www.dpi.nsw.gov.au or email aquatic.biosecurity@dpi.nsw.gov.au.

[noelm]

White spot is a very big deal, and we all need to do our part in helping stopping the spread, it's not that hard, read the warnings, understand them and do your bit! mind you, stopping rubbish imported Prawns would also be a great idea.

[XD351]

Should stop imported seafood period , we have the best in the world but buy most of it from some polluted backwater - why I will never understand!

[noelm]

Why is simple......money, we send top quality overseas to get a big price, then import rubbish farmed in dirt because "we" want cheap Prawns and fish. It's not right, but we did it to ourselves in a way, once supermarkets got into seafood, then the lowest price follows.