Didymo
Didymosphenia geminata
Didymo
Legal Status: Unwanted Organism - MAF
Status in New Zealand: Investigating
Organism: Marine and freshwater plants
Videos
Stakeholder Updates
Didymo stakeholder updates can be found here.
Media Releases
- Didymo update - 1 May 2008
- Didymo found in the Wairau River - 19 March 2008
- Didymo confirmed in upper Rangitata River and Rakaia River - 11 December 2007
- Didymo found in Rangitata Diversion Race - 5 December 2007
- Storage containers cause of dead didymo cell spread
- 23 November 2007 - No evidence of live didymo in North Island river samples - 5 November 2007
- MAF Biosecurity closely examining North Island didymo cells - 3 November 2007
- Central North Island river users reminded to check, clean and dry - 1 November 2007
- Dead didymo cells found in Central Plateau river samples - 31 October 2007
- Didymo found in upper Clarence River - 11 October 2007
- 'Check, clean, dry' still best way to control didymo - 24 July 2007
- Simulation to test plans for North Island didymo detection - 29 May 2007
- Didymo in Queenstown Bay - 7 February 2007
- Didymo detected in two upper South Island rivers - 18 January 2007
- Suspect Rangitikei River algal sample not didymo - 2 November 2006
- Rangitikei River suspected didymo sample to be analysed - 31 October 2006
- Fisherman reminded about didymo precautions for upcoming season -29 September 2006
- Monitoring detects didymo in five rivers - 1 September 2006
- Waitaki catchment didymo update - 2 June 2006
- No didymo finds in the North Island - 29 May 2006
- Second Canterbury river found to contain Didymo - 21 February 2006
- Didymo confirmed in Waitaki River - 25 December 2005
- Didymo control efforts strengthened – but personal responsibility the key - 8 December 2005
- No further didymo finds - but no guarantees given - 1 November 2005
- Didymo cells found in Von River mouth, but further investigation needed. - 21 October 2005
- Change to race plan, strict cleaning, allow world jetboat event to proceed - 12 October 2005
- First Didymo survey results negative but caution still needed - 7 October 2005
- Didymo delimiting survey well advanced, North Island testing to start - 6 October 2005
- Didymo confirmed in Hawea, Controlled Area in place for fishing season - 29 September 2005
- Didymo confirmed in Buller River -28 September 2005
- Spread the word, not the algae: Avoid, Dedicate or Decontaminate river gear -10 August 2005
- Be responsible with Didymo Algae this hunting season - 5 May 2005
- Algae Management Options Under Review- 18 Febraury 2005
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