Project number: 2016-172
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $2,300.00
Principal Investigator: Matt Koopman
Organisation: Koopman Family Trust
Project start/end date: 4 May 2017 - 5 May 2017
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Wild Catch
White Spot Disease
Disease
Community
Biosecurity
SPECIES
Banana Prawn

Need

Wild caught prawns that are re-imported into Australia are required to be tested for white spot syndrome virus, the virus that causes WSD. Examination of these data could reveal if any positive test results have been recorded to date.

Objectives

1. Summarise available white spot syndrome virus testing data from wild-caught re-imported prawns

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-9577587-7-3
Author: Matt Koopman
Final Report • 2017-05-15 • 735.52 KB
2016-172-DLD.pdf

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