date:Jan 25, 2013
flat oysters.
'Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome only affects Pacific oysters,' Mr Lyall said.
'The DPI is working closely with local oyster growers to manage a closure that restricts the movements of any oysters and equipment to other estuaries.'
But he told AAP little was known about how the syndrome spread and further outbreaks could have a devastating economic impact on farmers.
Local grower and Broken Bay Oysters Association (BBOA) president John Stubbs said the mortality rate at Mullet