National control plan for the Asian bag or date mussel
This document presents the nationally agreed management response plan to reduce the impacts and minimise the spread of Musculista senhousia (Asian bag or date mussel) in Australian waters.
It includes practical management approaches to prevent, control or manage the impacts of Musculista senhousia, contingency plans for new incursions, recommendations for public awareness strategies and future research and development and estimated budgets and resource requirements to implement the control plan.
Author: National System for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions
Published by: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Date Published: 25 May 2009