The owner of a Sunshine Coast fish hatchery has again called for a moratorium on the use of some farm chemicals after the discovery of more deformed fish in stock from the Noosa River.
Queensland Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin says fresh reports of two-headed mullet embryos - and a single three-headed embryo - will be investigated by a special task force that was set up in January.
Hatchery owner Gwen Gilson says the deformed embryos were produced after she used mullet from the Noosa River as breeding stock.
"I want to see a complete moratorium on all chemical usage until it is proven safe on Australian native fish, eggs, embryos, and only then to be released into the wider community," she said.
"That way it'll safeguard my fish hatchery, my business and the Noosa River included"
Have any 2 headed kiters been seen at noosa rivermouth yet??????
holley ****. This is Queensland not Springfield. What are we doing to it.... That's crazy. got any pics? I found 2 on google. one said toxic chemicals likely cause, other said no chemicals found....
