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Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the ArtsList of figuresFigure 1 – Sampling sites for the tissue residue program. Note that this figure shows the locationsof all sites sampled for the Expanded Gladstone Fish Health Survey. Note: only thosesites included in Table 1 were part of the tissue residue study. .................................................... 4Figure 2 – Mean measured aluminium concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 14Figure 3 – Mean measured arsenic concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 14Figure 4 Mean measured barium concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 15Figure 5 – Mean measured cadmium concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 15Figure 6 – Mean measured chromium concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study Note: Gladstone Harbour samples from1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 16Figure 7 – Mean measured copper concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 16Figure 8 – Mean measured iron concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata) hepatopancreas(mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast of Queensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samples from 1996 includeddata from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 samples were collectedfrom the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data fromNegri et al (2009). ....................................................................................................................... 17Figure 9 – Mean measured mercury concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofiv
Contaminants in Tissue of Fish and Crabs Collected in the Gladstone AreaQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 17Figure 10 – Mean measured nickel concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 18Figure 11 – Mean measured selenium concentrations(±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 18Figure 12 – Mean measured zinc concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata)hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast ofQueensland (1996-2006) and data from this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samplesfrom 1996 included data from the Harbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 sampleswere collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009). .............................................................................................. 19Figure 13 – A principal component analysis of mean measured concentrations of metals andmetalloids in mud crab (Scylla serrata) hepatopancreas (mg/kg dry weight) from historicalsurveys along the east coast of Queensland (1996-2006) and data from the 2012 FishHealth Survey. Aluminium and barium were not included as they were not measured at allsites in all years. ‘Gl_Port12’ refers to samples collected in the Port Development Areaduring the current study and ‘Gl_Narr12’ refers to samples collected in the Narrows in thecurrent study. .............................................................................................................................. 20Figure 14 - Mean measured concentrations of iron in barramundi liver (mg/kg dry weight) by siteand by trip ................................................................................................................................... 22Figure 15 - Mean measured concentrations of cadmium in barramundi liver (mg/kg dry weight) bysite and by trip ............................................................................................................................. 23Figure 16 - Mean measured concentrations of arsenic in barramundi liver (mg/kg dry weight) bysite and by trip ............................................................................................................................. 23Figure 17 - Mean measured concentrations of zinc in barramundi liver (mg/kg dry weight) by siteand by trip ................................................................................................................................... 24v
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Department of Agriculture, Fisherie
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ContentsTable of tables 1Table of f
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Mullet (Mugilidae) 80Banana prawn (
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Figure 7. Barramundi caught in the
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Figure 38. Sharks caught in the Cal
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Phase 1 (August 2011-February 2012)
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The results in this study support t
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ecognised expertise and research pu
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Mr Mitchell reported high catches u
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Figure 2. Sampling sites within the
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Phase 2: Expanded Gladstone Fish He
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Mud crab (Scylla serrata): Mud crab
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For mud crabs, hepatopancreas, gill
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Table 2. The number of fish, crusta
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Significant findings and discussion
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Commercial barramundi catch and cat
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Figure 6. Eye condition observed in
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Conditions observed in barramundi s
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Figure 12. A barramundi caught in t
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provided another environmental stre
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was somewhat reduced because post-m
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4,000Commercial effort (days fished
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Size structure of mud crabs observe
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Figure 21. Examples of shell abnorm
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Of the 58 crabs observed to have sh
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HistopathologyLipid storage vacuola
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Commercial fishing effort for mulle
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Figure 28. (a) Mullet caught in Rod
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June/July: Mullet samples were coll
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Sharks and raysThe monitoring progr
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Observational findings Phase 1Phase
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Encysted larval parasites were foun
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in particular bull sharks, have bee
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Commercial banana prawn catch for t
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Observational findings Phase 2April
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Laboratory testing Phase 1Seven riv
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four displayed signs of redness. Th
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Conditions observed in pelagic fish
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FinfishObservational findingsDuring
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ConclusionsIn 2011, a wide range of
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Mud crabsFisheries Queensland did n
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Owens, L. 1983. Bopyrid isopod Epip
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Candidate speciesThe monitoring pro
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Table 1: Candidate species for each
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Sample processingSample processing
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Herring/grinner/Australian threadfi
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For example: the third specimen, re
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oooGonad - present/absentHepatopanc
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Page 101 and 102: Lesion photos Description GradeThis
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Page 125 and 126: 4.5 Summarising by regionsThe means
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Page 131 and 132: 6.3 ResultsThere was no significant
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Page 135 and 136: Standardized residualsStandardized
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Appendix E - Time line BarraBy John
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friends. Rapidly rising flood water
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To make note - condition loss was e
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May/June- FinsMy initial observatio
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Thes e escapee were now also in awo
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Figure N. Barramundi showing net ma
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September- Deaths and SicknessFigur
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There is numerous distinguishing fe
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