Criticism of aquatic biosecurity misinformed
Friday, 7 October 2005, 3:17 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Hon Jim Sutton
Minister of Agriculture, Minister for
Biosecurity, Minister for Trade Negotiations, and Associate
Minister for Rural Affairs
7 October 2005
Criticism of
aquatic biosecurity misinformed
There has been huge
investment in aquatic biosecurity in the past two years, an
area previous governments had never tackled, Biosecurity
Minister Jim Sutton said today.
Mr Sutton said it seemed
likely the didymo incursion had been in New Zealand for up
to five years before it was reported, and had spread widely
in that time. There is no known way to eradicate
it.
"Because didymo is microscopic, it hasn't been noticed
till it started blooming and obvious algal mats
formed.
"No-one in the world has attempted to eradicate or
control didymo, and there have been no successful
eradications of sea squirt. New Zealand officials and
scientists are working from scratch to come up with feasible
solutions."
ENDS
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