White spot disease fallout leads to auction of historic seafood site
The Clarence River Fishermen's Co-Operative will auction its Maclean outlet in August after 77 years of operation, citing white spot disease restrictions that devastated its prawn sales since 2023. The disease has cost the co-op approximately $2.5 million annually and prompted state buyouts that reduced shareholders by half. Operations will consolidate at its Iluka store.
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Published 20 Jul 2026, 04:01 UTC · Updated 20 Jul 2026, 04:10 UTC
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