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[Annelida] Sabella spallanzanii in Lyttelton NZ?

Geoff Read via annelida%40net.bio.net (by g.read from niwa.co.nz)
Tue Dec 16 21:41:58 EST 2008


Hi all,

An end of year update on the update. Our institute has supervised a further cull recently. Divers got only another 15 in late November, but some I think are from a  2nd generation. The few full-grown worms taken were non-reproductive (whereas worms back in August were mostly near gravid). Now the NZ government has announced funding for a 5 year control and monitoring programme.  

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government+takes+action+biosecurity+threat/
or http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/media/16-12-08/govt-act-on-biosec-threat

Geoff

>>> On 4/09/2008 at 11:02 a.m., "Geoff Read" <g.read from niwa.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> An update for those interested in the Sabella spallanzanii incursion in the 
> port area of Lyttelton Harbour.
> Last week we did our best to harvest all detectable worms there - I should be 
> able to tell you more later on about the actual results & the future outlook.
> 
> Meantime here's the official news releases:
> 
> Systematic hand picking removal off wharf piles and local moored vessels by 
> divers, and further assessment of the population structure, began last week, 
> following very low numbers recovered in scoping earlier searches. 
> 
> http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncabb/abb/2008-28/fanworm 
> 
> The photo in the print version of the newsletter looks much better than in 
> the online pdf - not bad considering the animals were very dead at the time! 
> Can you tell? We have excellent photos from life now.
> 
> http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/media/22-8-08/marine-pest 
> 
> Such a pity that this lovely sabellid has arrived unwanted in the wrong 
> place and must be culled.




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