Invasive Asian mollusc advances along Argentine coast threatening food chain

Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 12:47 UTC

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An invasive Asian mollusc, Rapana Venosa, is rapidly expanding along the Argentine coastline threatening local ecosystems and fishing activities according to Argentine marine biologists from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Conicet. Read full article

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Argie
I'm no specialist, but if one of the readers has a connection with authorities, I believe that finding a killer disease of these molluscs is a must. If found, then innoculation of specimens caught alive and their subsequent release in different places along the coast to spread the disease will (hopefully) serve more to their control that any ocean-scraping nets. Cheers!
Aug 09th, 2011 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tim
1 Argie (#) Remember what happened in Australia when they decided to infect the imported rabbit plague with Myxomatosis. It might be best to learn to live with the problem of the molluscs as suggested.
Aug 11th, 2011 - 01:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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