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CRAYFISH PLAGUE IS A MAJOR DISEASE AFFECTING FRESHWATER CRAYFISH IN SOME AREAS OF THE WORLD. THE DISEASE HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED IN AUSTRALIA. THE SIMULATION EXERCISE THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WAS A RESPONSE TO A FICTITIOUS OUTBREAK OF CRAYFISH PLAGUE.
Funding for this project was provided to enable an exercise simulating an outbreak of crayfish plague to be conducted in Western Australia. Crayfish plague is a fungal disease (Aphanomyces astaci) that has devastated some freshwater crayfish populations in Europe but has never been recorded in Australia. The exercise was planned arounda fictitious outbreak of crayfish plague and was held on 10 and 11 February 2004. Iain East and Karina Scott from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry planned and facilitated the exercise.
The participants benefited from the opportunity to practise their possible roles and actions during a disease emergency and to meet people from other industry sectors who would also be involved in a real emergency. The need for close liaison between the various groups became apparent on both days of the exercise. Aquaculturists were surprised to find that their enterprise would probably be immediately and severely affected by an outbreak of crayfish plague some distance from their own premises. The outcomes of the exercise included the identification of the need to improve some aspects of disease emergency planning procedures and the need for good communication networks during disease outbreaks. The impact of biosecurity practices on aquaculture farms was also identified as having a significant impact on the progress of spread of disease and the likelihood of individual farms becoming infected.
ISBN
1877098 60 4
ISSN
1035-4549
Publication Date
9-2004
Series Number
9
Publisher
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
City
Perth
Keywords
Emergency management, Crayfish plague, Disease, Aquaculture, Freshwater crayfish, Simulation exercise
Disciplines
Animal Diseases | Aquaculture and Fisheries | Marine Biology | Pathogenic Microbiology | Strategic Management Policy
Recommended Citation
Stephens, F,
Jones, B,
East, I,
Scott, K,
and
Bennison, S.
(2004), Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 9 - Enhancing the emergency disease response capability of the Western Australian Department of Fisheries and industry bodies associated with freshwater crayfish. Aquatic Animal health Subprogram: FRDC project No. 2003/671. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Perth. Book 9.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_frcr/8
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This contract report is not a formal refereed scientific publication and the Department will often publish sections of these reports in scientific journals, however, each report is internally reviewed for quality control purposes. This publication can be cited as Stephens, F., Jones, B., East, |., Scott, K. and Bennison, S. (Editors) 2004, Enhancing the emergency disease response capability of the Western Australian Department of Fisheries and industry bodies associated with freshwater crayfish culture, Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: FRDC Project 2003/671, Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 9, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, 36p.