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Contaminants in Tissue of Fish and Crabs Collected in the Gladstone Area1000800600Iron199419962005200620124002000NormanbyBarronJohnstoneTullyHerbertGordonBurdekinO'ConnellPioneerFitzroyGladstone HarbourGladstone PortGladstone NarrowsBurnettMaroochyBrisbaneFigure 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 datafrom this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samples from 1996 included data from the Harbour and theNarrows, Gladstone Port 2012 samples were collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data fromMortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009).32.52Mercury199419962005200620121.510.50NormanbyBarronJohnstoneTullyHerbertGordonBurdekinO'ConnellPioneerFitzroyGladstone HarbourGladstone PortGladstone NarrowsBurnettMaroochyBrisbaneFigure 9 – Mean measured mercury 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 included data from theHarbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 samples were collected from the Port Development Area.1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009).Page 17
Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts1510Nickel1994199620052006201250NormanbyBarronJohnstoneTullyHerbertGordonBurdekinO'ConnellPioneerFitzroyGladstone HarbourGladstone PortGladstone NarrowsBurnettMaroochyBrisbaneFigure 10 – Mean measured nickel concentrations (±SE) in mud crab (Scylla serrata) hepatopancreas(mg/kg dry weight) from historical surveys along the east coast of Queensland (1996-2006) and datafrom this study. Note: Gladstone Harbour samples from 1996 included data from the Harbour and theNarrows, Gladstone Port 2012 samples were collected from the Port Development Area. 1996 data fromMortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009).15Selenium199419962005200620121050NormanbyBarronJohnstoneTullyHerbertGordonBurdekinO'ConnellPioneerFitzroyGladstone HarbourGladstone PortGladstone NarrowsBurnettMaroochyBrisbaneFigure 11 – Mean measured selenium 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 included data from theHarbour and the Narrows, Gladstone Port 2012 samples were collected from the Port Development Area.1996 data from Mortimer (2000); 2005-2006 data from Negri et al (2009).Page 18
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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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Cloudy eye,swollen,redness orhemorr
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Red pin pointmarks - nogeneral redn
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Lesion photos Description GradeThis
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L4continuedoperculumgrazing;cuts or
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Appendix A-3: Fish health assessmen
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Appendix B - Statistical report: Gl
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analyses, but this was not done for
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was a significant (P < 0.05) locati
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Percentage with fin condition > 015
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There is numerous distinguishing fe
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