Gladstone Fish Health Investigation 2011 - 2012 - Western Basin ...

Figure 38. Sharks caught in the Calliope River illustrating the increase in skin redness postmortem. (a) and (c) Shark #0005 and #0007 photographed in the Calliope River at the timeof capture; (b) and (d) The same sharks photographed four hours later in the lab. 59Figure 39. Bull sharks caught at Bundaberg and the Calliope River showing evidence of ectoparasites(lighter areas) between the dorsal fins. 59Figure 40. Banana prawns, a targeted species during the sampling program. 61Figure 41. The annual catch of banana prawns from the Gladstone region (CFish grid S30)as reported in commercial fisher logbooks from calendar years 2000 – 2011. Data includesboth otter trawl and beam trawl catch for the region. 62Figure 42. The number of days fishing where commercial fishers have reported bananaprawn catch from the Gladstone region (CFish grid S30), as reported in commercial fisherlogbooks (calendar years 2000 – 2011). Data includes both otter trawl and beam trawl catcheffort for the region. 62Figure 43. Banana prawns collected during the sampling program from (a) the GladstoneHarbour and (b) offshore Fitzroy River sites showing signs of shell erosion (circled). 64Figure 44. Banana prawns collected during the sampling program with the isopod presentunder the carapace (a) Prawn caught from the offshore Fitzroy River site with an isopodpresent under the carapace (circled); (b) Prawn caught at Bundaberg with part of itscarapace removed to reveal the isopod. 65Figure 45. Queenfish caught at Bundaberg during the sampling program. 67Figure 46 . Conditions observed in queenfish and other pelagic species at each site duringPhase 1. Note, (n) refers to the total number of fish examined at each site. 68Figure 47. Conditions observed in queenfish and other pelagic species at each site duringPhase 2. Note, (n) refers to the total number of fish examined at each site. Some fish mayhave been observed with multiple conditions. 704