Biosecurity operational planning for prawn farms in the Clarence River under increased risk scenario
Demonstrating the impact of prawn viruses on prawn aquaculture production
Strategic management of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association RD&E portfolio
Australian Prawn Farms - Emerging disease investigation
Bacterial cultures from sick PL's from crashing hatchery tanks did not reveal a common pathogen across the multiple dying hatchery tanks.
Understanding the cause of the substantial hatchery PL mortality could be of value to all hatcheries across the prawn farming industry. Intermittent tank crashes are reported at most hatcheries over their history of operation.
With use of new diagnostic tools, such as next Generation sequencing, exploration for novel pathogens can be commenced using stored material from the hatchery outbreaks.
The further investigation of the hatchery and pond mortalities, offers the opportunity to better define the factors associated with the syndrome, thereby informing management measures for future seasons at this farm, and for the rest of the prawn farming industry.