PROJECT NUMBER
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2010-034
DATE START/END:
31 AUG 2010 - 29 AUG 2013
Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Investigation of an emerging bacterial disease in wild Queensland gropers, marine fish and stingrays with production of diagnostic tools to reduce the spread of disease to other states of Australia
In 2008-2009, 46 wild Queensland (QLD) gropers, Epinephelus lanceolatus, a protected species under the Fisheries Regulation 2008, were found dead between Mackay and the Daintree River in north Queensland. Most deaths occurred in highly urbanised areas including Cairns and Port Douglas, with peak...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct