October 2005
- Didymo cells found in Von River mouth, but further investigation needed
21 October 2005
A sample from the mouth of the Von River near Queenstown has been found to contain Didymo cells, but further work is required to determine the extent of its presence in the river, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today. - Biosecurity New Zealand seeks public help to stop spread of sea squirt
21 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is asking for help from all marine users to prevent the spread of the invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, while expanding its search New Zealand-wide for the organism. - MAF's Annual Report 2004/05
21 October 2005 - Biosecurity New Zealand checks Coastal Classic Yachts
18 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is taking action to ensure yachts leaving Auckland's Waitemata Harbour as part of this weekend's HSBC Coastal Classic yacht race are free of the invasive seasquirt, the clubbed tunicate. - Biosecurity New Zealand and Aquaculture Industry Work Together on Sea squirt
13 October 2005
Members of Biosecurity New Zealand's response team to the incursion of the clubbed tunicate met with representatives of the country's marine farming industry today to investigate working together on the situation. - Clubbed tunicate survey to start in Viaduct Harbour on Thursday
13 October 2005
Work surveying the extent of the clubbed tunicate sea squirt in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour will begin tomorrow (Thursday 13 October 2005). - Change to race plan, strict cleaning, allow world jetboat event to proceed
11 October 2005
Jetboating New Zealand has agreed to exclude all rivers known to be affected with Didymo from the World Jetboat Marathon and complete intensive cleaning of boats between rivers, allowing the event to proceed, Biosecurity New Zealand announced this afternoon. - Painted apple moth catch another immigrant
11 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand today confirmed that a Painted apple moth trapped in Otahuhu on 26 August 2005 was most probably a hitchhiker that had arrived from Australia after it had pupated, rather than from an established New Zealand population. - Biosecurity New Zealand investigates 'sea squirt' discovery
6 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating a confirmed find of the exotic marine pest the 'clubbed tunicate' (sea squirt), Styela clava in two New Zealand locations.
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