*From te panui runaka June/July 2010
Te Hapu o Ngati Wheke report:
Fanworm Update
The Government has decided to stand down the response to the Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) which is known to be present in Lyttleton port and the wider Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. The decision has been made on the basis of the wide distribution of the organism and the lack of effective tools to control such a widespread population, meaning elimination is no longer feasible.
2 comments:
Aue! will our water temperature down here be enough to avoid it?
I don't know Bio - we've already got Undaria in Fiordland.
At any rate, things are warming up and the huge increase we are expecting in the number of visits from 'love boats' will see to it that organisms like the fan worm get every opportunity to set up shop here.
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