cancer in fish

[tunaman]

I caught a bream with a sore on its body, about the size of a twenty
cent coin. I am seeing this more and more. are the sun rays causeing
this. or is this just natural, just like in us?




signed tunaman

[fishingjew]

Was it like this if so its called red spot

Though Red Spot is non-toxic to humans, people are urged not to eat affected fish and fishers should not return diseased fish to the water, where they were caught, to help prevent spreading the disease

[tunaman]

ok not cancer. thank you.





tunaman

[fishingjew]

Department of Fisheries scientists have said an occurrence of the fungal disease, Red Spot in the State’s South West is not a major threat to the regions stocks of prized Black bream, mullet and other estuarine fish.

Senior Fish Pathologist, Dr Brian Jones said Red Spot has affected fish in summer throughout the South West for many years.

“Fish are very active at this time of year and the fungal infection penetrates any cuts and grazes on the fish,” Dr Jones said.

“Evidence shows that Red Spot is not necessarily related to water quality, though water quality could be a factor.

“The occurrence of this disease is a combination of warmer weather and increased fish activity, also with more people fishing the disease is seen more often.”

Though Red Spot is non-toxic to humans, people are urged not to eat affected fish and fishers should not return diseased fish to the water, where they were caught, to help prevent spreading the disease.

“Red Spot is a internationally reportable disease, common not only in the South West of WA but is also present elsewhere in Australia and overseas,” Dr Jones said.

“The disease looks awful but it is not always fatal and some fish recover.

[tunaman]

Thanks again.






signed tunaman

[Jewmaster]

yuk, poor fish, have to say tunaman it does look a bit like sunburn

[onerabbit]

Interesting that Fisheries advises not to release affected fish.
I wonder if the local fishing Inspector would understand that you were doing your civic duty if the fish were undersize or had too many??
Just a thought.

There are times when lots of bream in the Richmond River have this disease, & many with the scars from where the sores have healed.
I would never eat one & usually just put them back in the hope that they recover.

Muzz

[tunaman]

It looks like a flesh eating disease, like leprosy in humans.
Has any one eating one of these, and become ill?
I have seen this in fresh/salt water as well, but the mullets
sores were different. The sores had a think clear slimey jelly
coating over them, with blood vessel running through them,
so fishingjews pic, seems to look like a flesh eating disease,
and the one I seen, had blood vessels feeding the growth.
It may be the same thing, I dont know

signed tunaman