Australia Bans Imports of All Uncooked White Shrimp Following First Ever White Spot Outbreak in Queensland
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The NewsMail] - January 10, 2017
Locals give green prawn import ban nod.
Imports of green prawns have been suspended after the country’s first outbreak of white spot disease was found in Queensland farms.
While the disease has not been found in Bundaberg’s waters, the region’s commercial fishers said they were excited the ban was finally in place.
“I’ve been campaigning for years to have the green prawn import banned because of the white spot disease,” local commercial fishing veteran Anne Whalley...
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