In an interview with
Aquaculture New Zealand, Alex Clifford of
Kororareka Oysters Ltd said "that in his 43 years in the industry he had never seen anything like this before it a nightmare". However, the arrival of OsHV-1
(Ostreid herpesvirus-1) might be the largest hurdle of all. The January/February 2011 edition of New Zealand Aquaculture broke the news that a virus was devastating Paciļ¬c oysters, a $NZ30 million (€17.625 million) industry for New Zealand.
Between 2009/10 the virus wiped out most of the juvenile oysters in Europe and parts of Australia. Its is still not clear how the virus has made it to New Zealand but since the last summer its has practically wiped out most of the oyster farms in New Zealand.
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This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the
International Aquafeed Magazine from
Perendale Publishers
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