The National Carp Control Plan mustered scientists, heads of industry, environmentalists and recreational fishers from across the country in Canberra last week, for discussion on carp control measures, with the NCCP's recommendations due to be submitted to the government in December this year.
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The Carp Herpes Virus which has created debate across the nation, was at the top of the discussion list, with the CyHV-3 infection having the potential to eradicate hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the pest species from Australian waterways.
The objectives of the workshop were to bring together a range of stakeholders to share key findings from NCCP research and discuss the potential implications of these findings for future carp control.
The workshop objectives gave attendees an opportunity to hear about and discuss their views on NCCP research findings, and an opportunity to provide collaborative feedback and ideas about future directions for carp control.
The research that was presented to participants was quite simply astounding, with the $10.1 million dollar research project breaking new ground on an international level.
Research was presented to those in attendance around the overall Carp biomass present in Australian waters, and also possible water quality issues faced as a nation if there was to be a mass fish kill of the pest species.
National Carp Control Plant Coordinator Jamie Allnut, caught up with Dubbo Catches Matt Hansen, and spoke about exactly where the NCCP was up to with its work, and what investigations and research had lead to so far.
Mr Allnut told Dubbo Catches that the National Carp Control Plan report that is due to go to government would address "if the virus is feasible, and the how it could be released if its going to be released. Government will then need to make decisions about the steps".
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