date:Mar 05, 2014
a large Spanish Mackerel.
This follows a recent incident of ciguatera poisoning from a Spanish mackerel caught on Chaos Reef, South East of Evans Head NSW in February. An advice to fishers in the area was issued at the time. There have also been reports of ciguatera poisoning to Queensland Health authorities, reportedly following the consumption of a Spanish Mackerel caught on the Gold Coast.
The Department of Primary Industries provided 117,000 recreational fishing licence holders with the p