Killer Shrimp ?

   Killer shrimp are likely everywhere already just not detected.
At the Grafham GP this year the boat washing after racing was quite frankly a joke. The guy manning rthe boat wash station where I was queued up didn't really pay much attention and then wondered off while there were still 10 or 12 boats waiting. Most of the queue then simply disappeared and packed away.

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jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Killer Shrimp ? Posted: 21 Mar 16 at 12:35pm
	Killer shrimp are likely everywhere already just not detected. At the Grafham GP this year the boat washing after racing was quite frankly a joke. The guy manning rthe boat wash station where I was queued up didn't really pay much attention and then wondered off while there were still 10 or 12 boats waiting. Most of the queue then simply disappeared and packed away.
	Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6661	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 16 at 4:25pm
	It has to go somewhere... With the mussels especially from the water companies view it's probably inevitable they'll get everywhere in the end, but because they clog up equipment so badly it will really up expenses. And of course the extra expense will go on our water bills and on our club rents, not out of the directors salaries, so it's in all our interests for the spread to be slowed down.

Chris415700 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 10 Location: East Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris415700 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 16 at 9:51am
	So Anglian water tell us not to transfer water elsewhere - and then proceed to allow water to overflow into the surrounding countryside.

Chris415700 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 10 Location: East Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris415700 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Oct 15 at 9:47pm
	If I was a betting man I would put my money on Anglian Water being the main transmission vector - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-17189858 http://www.waterbriefing.org/home/company-news/item/5882-%C2%A396m-scheme-to-pump-water-across-counties

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6661	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Oct 15 at 10:38am
	If birds were the main transmission vector they'd have spread Europe and Britain centuries ago.

Phantom Titch Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 21 Apr 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Post Options Post Reply Quote Phantom Titch Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Oct 15 at 7:57am
	Lets hope no birds fly from Grafham or Pitsford to Rutland then...!!
	Titch ~:-))

andymck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 15 Dec 06 Location: Stamford Online Status: Offline Posts: 397	Post Options Post Reply Quote andymck Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 9:14pm
	This seems very different to the plan at rutland. In coming boats have to have been washed and dried off site. Any boat that arrives that is not clean and dry is supposed to be refused entry. Boats that arrive wet or dirty must not be washed on site, as this may lead to contamination of the site. Owners have to sign a declaration to make it self policing, but spot checks can be done. Not sure what you are supposed to do if it rains on the journey. We are the same water authority as Pitsford, but apparently not yet infected. Andy
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Time Lord Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Dec 13 Location: Warwickshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 301	Post Options Post Reply Quote Time Lord Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 7:06pm
	Probably not a great deal of difference. When I researched this a few weeks ago, I found that as well as some inland reservoirs eg Pitsford and Grafham, the killer shrimps were now also to be found in the canal system to the north west of Birmingham. As nobody is likely to do the advocated wash, clean and dry on the narrow boats that travel up and down the canal system, there is no way that it will not spread.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 4:58pm
	Northampton did an amazing job with 70 boats washed in less than an hour a few weeks ago. First time they'd done it, too. No idea what difference it makes, though?
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Noah Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Post Options Post Reply Quote Noah Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 4:35pm
	Whether washing your boat on departure from a contaminated lake (or not) is a good idea or not, is it enforceable? Can anyone prevent an owner from removing their property from anywhere, public or members-only? I guess a club could place sanctions on individuals who don't comply... Of course, washing before immersion in a fresh-water site, contaminated or not, is only prudent.
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