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Freshwater pest and disease threats to New Zealand

Find out about some of the pests and diseases that threaten our freshwater ecosystems and freshwater aquaculture. These pests and diseases are not in New Zealand, and we want to keep it that way.

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I tēnei wāhanga

NZ freshwater pest watchlist

Bacterial kidney disease in finfish

Chinese mitten crab

Crayfish plague

Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis

Epizootic ulcerative syndrome

Furunculosis

Infectious pancreatic necrosis

Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia