[mrbradleybradley]

I have previously published correspondence on the Australian Forum.
http://koi2day.com/forum/index.php?topic=807.0

from my corrspondence

In the case of Koi herpesvirus, the regulation would be very strong indeed and there would be a need for widespread community consultation. The concerns of the commercial fishing and Koi industry would have to be taken into consideration. All State, Territory and Federal Ministers would be involved through the Biological Control Act. We are a long way off this stage - CSIRO has only just commenced testing the virus in Geelong.


Biological control has only been used successfully twice for vertebrate pests, both times in Australia on rabbits (1950 with myxoma virus and 1996 with RHDV - calici). In the case of RHDV there is a vaccine available for rabbit fanciers and the industry. Vaccination and quarantine has been the way of managing the biological control and industry interface. The rabbit industry has grown in the decade since the release of RHDV while the nation has benefited by an estimated $5,000,000,000 of rabbit control. This shows that biological control can co-exist with an industry.


Koi breeders and fanciers have every right to hold concerns about this research and I welcome any feedback or comments and I am happy to pass them on to relevant people. I have joined your forum, so hopefully you will get a quicker response in the future. Our CRC would be pleased to keep you up to date with research progress.


Sincerely


Tony Peacock

was that read correctly this time?