Meanings of flat oyster in English

It was working on a research strategy document for the New Zealand flat oyster aquaculture industry.

Cawthron Institute was involved in the initial discovery and has been involved in research to support flat oyster aquaculture.

Among the areas tested were wild flat oyster fisheries throughout New Zealand, including places that hadn't been looked at before.

The potential of the flat oyster industry was important to Marlborough and he preferred to see the removal as temporary.

He said the decision to cull all of the area's flat oyster stock could mean the end of his 14-year-old business.

MPI said the Bluff flat oyster fishery was worth about $22 million a year, but there had been only minimal yields from Marlborough since 2015.

Mr Hearn said flat oysters made up almost half his business.

Dr Hilton is investigating selective breeding of European and New Zealand flat oysters.

The removal of flat oysters from Big Glory Bay on Stewart Island begins tomorrow.

Bonamia ostreae is a naturally occurring parasite that specifically affects flat oysters, Mr Wright said.

There were hundreds of thousands of flat oysters along the coastline, and removing them all would take years.

Mr Clark said both wild and farmed flat oysters would have to be removed to eliminate the parasite.

The ministry's notice requires each farmer to develop a harvesting and processing plan to remove flat oysters from their farms.

But oyster farmer Rodney Clark said both wild and farmed flat oysters would have to be removed to eliminate the parasite.

An order to remove flat oysters from the Marlborough Sounds spells the end of the industry there, a Marlborough marine farmer says.

Bonamia ostreae can cause lethal infections in shellfish, particularly flat oysters, potentially endangering the 4000 tonnes of farmed oysters on Stewart Island.