26 Mar 2021

Foveaux Strait rāhui after oyster parasite discovered

From Checkpoint, 5:42 pm on 26 March 2021

A Rāhui will be placed on an area in Foveaux Strait following the discovery of a deadly parasite that could put the entire bluff oyster trade at risk.

Three wild oysters were found to be infected during routine surveillance, four years after a huge cull to get rid of the parasite from other oyster growing regions.

Riley Kennedy reports.