Parasite widespread
The parasite which has killed most of the oysters in the western half of Foveaux Strait has ravaged European oyster beds since 1979. The bonamia parasite infects the oysters’ blood cells and kills the oysters. It has been found in dredge oysters in Britain, France, the Netherlands,
Denmark, and Spain and has reduced stocks. The Minister of Fisheries, Mr Moyle, said it would be premature to assume bonamia would be equally devastating in New Zealand dredge oysters but it must be treated as a serious problem. Scientists at the Minis-
try are working to find the link between the New Zealand parasite and the outbreak of the disease in European beds. The disease is not present in rock oysters and is not harmful to humans. ! No sign of the disease was present at the Tasman Bay oyster fishery near Nelson.
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Press, 23 July 1986, Page 11
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