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해양포유류 사망관련(호주)
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arseidon
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2016-04-28
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해양포유류 사망관련(호주)
UNDIAGNOSED DEATHS, MARINE SPECIES - AUSTRALIA:(QUEENSLAND)
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A ProMED-mail post
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Sat 24 Dec 2011
Source: Brisbane Times [edited]
< http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/harbour-deaths-still-unexplained-20111223-1p8em.html>
Autopsy reports have revealed veterinary scientists failed to find a
definitive cause of death for at least 10 dolphins, turtles, and
dugongs found dead in central Queensland.
In response to a Right to Information request, the Department of
Environment and Resource Management has provided reports for 13 of the
dugongs, turtles, and dolphins found dead in Gladstone this year
[2011]. The documents reveal veterinary scientists from Gladstone
Veterinary Clinic and the University of Queensland's Diagnostic
Services reported the cause of death was unclear or unknown for 10 of
the marine animals. In the remaining cases, net entrapments and
entanglements in fishing line were cited as possible causes of death
but no definitive conclusions were drawn.
Statistics provided by the department show 10 dugongs, 231 turtles,
and 6 dolphins have died in Gladstone between 1 Jan and 18 Oct 2011.
Last year [2010], only 3 dugongs and 38 turtles were found dead in the
area.
The water quality and health of fish in Gladstone Harbour has been in
sharp focus this year [2011]. A 3-week fishing ban was imposed on the
central Queensland harbour on 16 Sep 2011, after sick fish with skin
lesions and cloudy eyes were found.
Some fishermen had blamed the water in the harbour for causing the
problems, suggesting large-scale dredging projects had stirred up
contaminants.
Environment Minister Vicky Darling said a review of data had shown
little change in water quality during the past year, including since
dredging projects began.
But there was some change in water quality after January's [2011]
floods.
In October [2011], Fisheries Minister Craig Wallace said tests had
shown the water was safe for commercial and recreational fishing to
resume. But some fishermen remained concerned about water quality,
with up to 20 fishers issuing statements to Queensland Health
complaining of painful boils on their arms and legs.
3 multi-billion-dollar LNG [Liquified Natural Gas] projects are
currently planned for the Gladstone area, requiring dredging around
Curtis Island and a dramatic increase in ship traffic. The Gladstone
Ports Corporation has permission to dredge 46 million cubic metres
from within the harbour boundaries, which lie within the World
Heritage area, over the next 20 years.
The project has sparked international interest, with the United
Nations Environmental, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [UNESCO]
calling for a comprehensive strategic assessment of the entire Great
Barrier Reef World Heritage area. The request comes amid UNESCO's
claims that it was not notified about the dredging within the
protected World Heritage area.
A Gladstone resident has been taking pictures of the dead animals that
have washed on the shore since May [2011] and is looking for an
explanation. He was worried that the marine life of Gladstone Harbour
is being sacrificed for the expansion of industry in the area. "The
people that are against the LNG industry as a whole are against it
because of the position of the plant, not LNG itself," he said. "It
should never have been built on Curtis Island, it is a protected area
and a dolphin and dugong sanctuary. How can we build all this
infrastructure and dredge that much soil out of their feeding grounds
when it is meant to be a sanctuary for them?"
James Cook University marine biology and aquacultre expert Dean Jerry
said the dredging could be stirring up toxic sediment, which would
leave the animals more likely to be affected by disease. "What happens
with dredging is that you stir up sediments on the ocean floor,"
Associate Professor Jerry wrote in an recent article for The
Conversation. "Once you get down below the 1st couple of centimetres,
that sediment is quite often what we call a deoxygenated environment,
where there's a lot of things such as heavy metals and hydrogen
sulphide gas. As soon as these compounds hit the water column they
start to oxidise. This can draw a lot of oxygen out of the water and
create a chemical oxygen demand, which means there's less oxygen
available for organisms to actually use."
The Gladstone Port Authority, which is responsible for water testing,
issued a report last month [November 2011] that showed no link between
the dredging and "lesions" found in fish in the harbour. It found that
levels of aluminium, copper, and chromium did exceed the safety
guidelines at several sites in the harbour.
[Byline: Skye Davidson]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail from HealthMap alerts
< promed@promedmail.org>
[As stated in previous comments, it seems that the problem is very
complex. The whole ecosystem's health appears to be compromised. An
ecosystem health problem behind this disease would very difficult to
confirm. Gladstone Harbour and Curtis Island can be located on the
HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map at
< http://healthmap.org/r/1z*z>. - Mod.PMB]
[see also:
Epizootic ulcerative synd. fish - Australia (04): (QL) prawns
20111124.3443
Epizootic ulcerative synd., fish - Australia (03): (QL) stingrays
20111003.2974
Epizootic ulcerative synd., fish - Australia (02): (QL) human susp.
20110927.2926
Epizootic ulcerative synd., fish - Australia: (QL) 20110925.2908]
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