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Find out about marine pests and their management in New Zealand

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Research

Read about current marine biosecurity research.

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29 Jul 2020

New Zealand’s Craft Risk Management Standard for vessel biofouling: A blue-print for marine pathway management

New Zealand is the first country to implement nationwide regulations to manage risks associated with...
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20 Mar 2020

Long-term indicators for non-indigenous species (NIS) in marine systems

The ‘Our Marine Environment’ report released by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Stats NZ ...
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17 Feb 2020

Counting the cost of biofouling pests on mussel aquaculture

Non-native biofouling species are an increasing problem for shellfish aquaculture. Infestations on g...
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