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Deadly abalone disease devastates South Australia's South-East waters, threatening Adelaide's fishery
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/1/2025
A deadly abalone disease has ravaged South Australia's South-East waters, wiping out the popular seafood and crippling the local fishery. As Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis spreads, fishers fear it could soon reach the waters near Adelaide.
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Off the coast of Port Macdonald, divers last February made a grim discovery, a disease
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that sent shockwaves through the abalone industry.
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Deep down we were thinking hell we hope it doesn't go where it could, you know potential
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for disaster and it has unfortunately seemed to continue on its path throughout the entire
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fishery here.
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Abalone viral ganglioneuritis kills abalone quickly and can spread fast through the water.
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Abalone cases of the virus have been found as far up the south east coast as Beachport.
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It's now done lasting damage to an internationally recognised fishery.
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This industry was the world leader in conservative approach to fishing and to watch that just
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collapse is devastating.
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The state's primary industries department says the disease can spread up the coast through
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contaminated boats and fishing gear.
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It's trying to stop the spread of the virus closer to fisheries near Adelaide and the
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west coast which are currently free of the disease.
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Before reaching Port Macdonald, AVG was prevalent in Victorian waters not far over the South
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Australian border.
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There the abalone fishery is only just starting to recover.
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We went from a 280 ton quota to zero and currently 15 years on we're sort of at about 45 tons.
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As the virus heads further up SA's coastline, fishers everywhere are holding their breath.
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I'm devastated for the people in the south east that they've gone through the same thing
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that we have you know the last 10, 15 odd years.
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A seafood staple that could be off the menu.
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