DOWN UNDER TAKEAWAYS
They’re the bane of many boating people and the legions of local body officials tasked with keeping track of them but, as pest invaders go, they have some catchy nomenclature. There’s Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii), Japanese kelp (Undaria pinnatifida) and the much less exotically-named leathery sea squirt (Styela clava) and chances are, if you haven’t cleaned the bottom of your boat lately, you may be taking some of them along on holiday with you.
Keeping your boat’s underwater parts clean can save fuel – and avoid a heap of biosecurity hassles.
Go for a walk around any marina in the Auckland area and almost every underwater piling or pontoon surface will be
