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Lisa Peacock, NIWA, inspecting wharf piles, Port of Lyttelton, for Mediterranean fan worm

NIWA biosecurity technician Lisa Peacock checks wharf piles at Port of Lyttelton for the Mediterranean fan worm, Sabella spallanzanii, during a 2008 survey. Credit: NIWA