News related to Saltwater Organisms
- Plastic wrapping Bluff Port protects Fiordland - 4 July 2007
Divers are braving the chilly waters of Bluff Port this week, wrapping wharf piles and structures in plastic sheeting as part of a programme to protect the precious Fiordland marine environment from invasive marine pests.
- Two Biosecurity Threats Discovered in Auckland Area - 23 March 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand has destroyed a number of freshwater marron crayfish and gudgeon fish, following their discovery at a disused service station in West Auckland and at a pond at South Head Kaipara, Biosecurity New Zealand Post-Clearance Animal team manager Ron Thornton said today.
- New facility opens at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease - Wallaceville - 2 March 2010
New Zealand's ability to manage a major disease outbreak was strengthened today with the opening of a new multipurpose facility at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (NCBID) at Wallaceville, Upper Hutt.
- Hadda Beetle find in Auckland - 1 February 2010
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has identified the presence of Hadda beetles in Dove -Myer Robinson Park, along Tamaki Drive and the Auckland Domain in Auckland.
- 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.