News related to Biosecurity New Zealand investigates ‘sea squirt’ discovery
- Styela clava seasquirt found on Nelson vessel - 20 July 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand is currently investigating the detection of a single adult specimen of the invasive sea squirt Styela clava on the hull of a commercial fishing vessel in Nelson.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Opua (Northland) - 21 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Opua in Northland.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Napier - 18 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Napier’s port.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Wellington or Picton - 17 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Wellington Port or Picton Port and Marina.
- Advisory – No Sea Squirt detected in Dunedin - 17 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Dunedin’s Port or Port Chalmers.
- Advisory – Sea Squirt not detected in Golden Bay - 16 November 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand’s surveillance of high risk locations for the presence of the sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has not detected its presence in Tarakohe, Golden Bay.
- Biosecurity New Zealand Moves to Contain Sea Squirt - 21 March 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand is moving into a longer-term phase of its response to the invasive sea squirt, Styela clava.
- Sea Squirt found in Northland - 28 November 2005
The invasive sea squirt, the clubbed tunicate, has been confirmed present in the marina at Tutukaka in Northland.
- 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 Seasquirt - 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 - 12 October 2005
Work surveying the extent of the clubbed tunicate sea squirt in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour will begin tomorrow (Thursday 13 October 2005).
- Biosecurity New Zealand seeks public help to stop spread of sea squirt - 20 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.
- Joint response to tackle kauri dieback - 26 November 2008
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), the newly-identified disease attacking kauri trees, is being addressed by six agencies working together as one response team.