Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The independent scientific and health advice will be provided by a panel that is chaired by Dr Ian Poiner, CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The panel will include independent experts in the areas of water health, seafood safety, fish pathology and ecotoxins. Red skin discolouration and abrasions are being found in other species, including sharks, in the harbour but these discolourations are thought to be due to parasites.