COLOUR CODE: Aerial views show Gladstone Harbour before and after dredging operations began. Source: The Courier-Mail
AN independent report on Gladstone Harbour is scathing of State Government efforts to discover what is causing major disease problems.
The interim report by fisheries veterinarian and Sydney University lecturer Matt Landos says the Government has failed to adequately monitor animal mortality and used untrained observers despite evidence of a crisis.
Dr Landos says the Government has underestimated turtle deaths, made no baseline study of aquatic animal health before the harbour's 46 million cubic metre dredging began, made no assessment of acoustic impacts and has not investigated dying coral.
The damning report was paid for by the Gladstone Fishing Research Fund with capital sought from public donations and fishermen.
The port is undergoing major expansion, mostly for the liquefied natural gas industry.
Courier Mail
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