Parasite leaves billionaire Andrew Forrest's Carnarvon oyster business on the rocks

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The detection of a parasite native to north-west waters has halted development of an oyster industry in Carnarvon, with Australian food company Harvest Road removing its baskets and infrastructure as a result.

abc.net.au/news/andrew-and-nicola-forrest-carnarvon-oyster-plans-under-cloud/102795536The expansion of oyster farming in Western Australia's Gascoyne region is on the rocks because of a disease breakout at a trial site.Authorities would assess whether further research into native marine parasites was needed

Australian food company Harvest Road, owned by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest, has removed its oyster baskets from the Carnarvon Fascine as it reassesses the future of aquaculture there.A Harvest Road spokeswoman said the disease struck its oyster stock in Carnarvon earlier this year. "The business is assessing the potential for further aquaculture trials and research and development at the Carnarvon sites.Oyster baskets have been removed from Carnarvon Fascine after three years of trials.

"We were very surprised and clearly disappointed since it was something that was … going to be an addition to Carnarvon," he said.

 

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