Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) - Botany Bay and Port Jackson Estuaries
NSW authorities are investigating a recent kill of Pacific oysters in Botany Bay and Port Jackson estuary systems.
Authorities have been testing oysters and water quality to explain what is being termed a Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome.
Investigations have confirmed the presence of a virus affecting Pacific oysters in both of these estuaries.
Farmed and wild Pacific oysters in the Georges River, Botany Bay have been impacted and precautionary controls have been put in place to prevent movements of oysters and oyster farming equipment from the Georges River to any other NSW river.
NSW Health advises there is no risk to human health associated with this event.
Australia’s biosecurity and quality-control regimes, both on imported and locally grown products, are designed to ensure that consumer products are high quality and safe to eat.
