Tasmanian oyster disease POMS leaves devastation in wake

By Alicia Barker
Updated March 16 2016 - 7:56am, first published March 6 2016 - 10:33pm
Oyster disease leaves devastation in wake
Oyster disease leaves devastation in wake

Major events like Easter and Christmas see many Australians buying delicious, fresh oysters to share with friends and family. But supply will be limited for years to come, as farmers deal with the fallout from an outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome. ALICIA BARKER looks at the damage Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome has done and how the industry was recovering.

SINCE February, Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, or POMS, has ripped through several Southern and South-Eastern Tasmanian oyster farms, leaving devastation in its wake.

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