Oysters need company for reproduction, especially Ostreaedulis, the European native with one flat shell, whose individuals change their sex from time to time.
Ús de flat oyster en anglès
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It was working on a research strategy document for the New Zealand flatoyster aquaculture industry.
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Cawthron Institute was involved in the initial discovery and has been involved in research to support flatoyster aquaculture.
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Among the areas tested were wild flatoyster fisheries throughout New Zealand, including places that hadn't been looked at before.
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The potential of the flatoyster industry was important to Marlborough and he preferred to see the removal as temporary.
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He said the decision to cull all of the area's flatoyster stock could mean the end of his 14-year-old business.
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MPI said the Bluff flatoyster fishery was worth about $22 million a year, but there had been only minimal yields from Marlborough since 2015.
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Mr Hearn said flatoysters made up almost half his business.
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Dr Hilton is investigating selective breeding of European and New Zealand flatoysters.
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The removal of flatoysters from Big Glory Bay on Stewart Island begins tomorrow.
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Bonamia ostreae is a naturally occurring parasite that specifically affects flatoysters, Mr Wright said.
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There were hundreds of thousands of flatoysters along the coastline, and removing them all would take years.
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Mr Clark said both wild and farmed flatoysters would have to be removed to eliminate the parasite.
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The ministry's notice requires each farmer to develop a harvesting and processing plan to remove flatoysters from their farms.
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But oyster farmer Rodney Clark said both wild and farmed flatoysters would have to be removed to eliminate the parasite.
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An order to remove flatoysters from the Marlborough Sounds spells the end of the industry there, a Marlborough marine farmer says.
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Bonamia ostreae can cause lethal infections in shellfish, particularly flatoysters, potentially endangering the 4000 tonnes of farmed oysters on Stewart Island.