Operational Management Plan 2015

c) Personnel should work on the healthy animals each day before they have any
contact with the sick ones.
d) Obtain veterinary laboratory assistance to determine the cause(s) of any losses;
always attempt to get a diagnosis.
e) Where appropriate/requested collect sick specimens of affected aquatic animals
for laboratory examination
f) Seek advice from the Department on the destruction, disposal and disinfection
methods for diseased and dead aquatic animals.
g) Chemicals and therapeutics are to be used only on the advice of an aquaculture
veterinarian, and withdrawal times must always be observed.

7.5.4 Disease Emergencies

If you suspect a disease outbreak, there are steps you can take to limit the spread of
the disease and protect healthy animals. As well as advising Fisheries Queensland
of a disease, you should:

      isolate any animals showing signs of disease or infestation in separate ponds
       and tanks
      quarantine all equipment from other ponds and tanks
      prevent birds, animals, vehicles and humans from spreading disease through
       the farm
      tend to healthy animals each day before you have any contact with sick ones
      Collect specimens of affected aquatic animals for laboratory examination fill
       out the Fin Fish Lab exam form (Appendix A) and send to below address.
      Safely dispose of diseased and dead animals, and effluent water.

Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory
Health and Food Sciences Precinct
Specimen receipt (Loading Dock 12)
39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains Qld 4108
Phone: 07 3276 6062 (Aquatic Pathologist - submission enquiries)
Fax: 07 3216 6620

7.5.5 Disease Notification Procedure

Under Section 100 of the Fisheries Act 1994 ‘A person who knows or reasonably
suspects a fisheries resource or a fish habitat is showing signs of disease, or knows
or reasonably suspects disease may be in fisheries resources or a fish habitat, must
immediately notify the chief executive or an inspector’

An aquaculture licence or permit holder must therefore notify a Fisheries Research
Centre or a Fisheries Extension Officer or the Queensland Boating and Fisheries
Patrol (QB&FP) of the occurrence of, or the possibility of, a disease outbreak.
Officers may be contacted by calling the Call Centre on 13 25 23 Friday (excluding
public holidays) or DPI&F after-hour emergency number 3830 8550 for suspected
exotic disease The Fisheries or QBFP Officer will then contact the designated DPI&F
expert for the particular event and will receive advice on an appropriate course of
action, eg site inspection, sample collection etc. The reporting aquaculturist will then
be advised of this course of action. In instances of disease in freshwater or marine