Boost for Aquaculture
NEW ZELAND - Marlborough is leading the way when it comes to aquaculture in this country, says Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton.

Government funds $2.9m for aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - $2.9 million will be spent by the government to help councils plan for aquaculture development.

Aquaculture Industry Ready to Get Cracking
NEW ZEALAND - “We are very pleased to have the government’s support to increase the development of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry,” said Callum McCallum, chairman of the New Zealand Aquaculture Council following Economic Development Minister Trevor...

Forum helps chart future path for aquaculture
NEW ZELAND - A forum of regional and national industry players has signalled a potentially bright future for sustainable aquaculture in the Bay of Plenty.

Far North Council applies for costs against oyster farmers
NEW ZEALAND - Oyster farmers closed by sewage pollution in the Bay of Islands have taken two more set backs in the past week.

Aquaculture Sector Strategy for New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - The appointment of Mike Burrell to head New Zealand's aqauculture sector body is an important step in delivering the sector's Aquaculture Strategy

Aquaculture Industry Announces New CEO
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Aquaculture Council is pleased to announce that Mike Burrell has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the newly established national aquaculture representative organisation, New Zealand Aquaculture Ltd.

Research paves way for marine farms
NEW ZEALAND - Marine farming has moved one step closer in the Bay after a study concluded our coastal waters offer "encouraging and exciting opportunities". A multimillion-dollar research project has been conducted by Environment Bay...

Exciting opportunities for aquaculture in Bay
NEW ZEALAND - The Bay of Plenty’s coastal waters offer “encouraging and exciting opportunities” for marine farming, according to the results of a million dollar research project by Environment Bay of Plenty.

Aquaculture industry gets funding boost
NEW ZEALAND - The Government will put $70,000 into a new industry body for the aquaculture sector, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard announced in Nelson today. New Zealand Aquaculture Ltd would provide a united body and was part of the...

First major marine farm on New Zealand's West Coast gets go-ahead
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Fisheries says it is confident a major marine farm development approved in south Westland will not have a detrimental effect on the environment. The 45ha mussel farm, which is the first of its kind on the West Coast,...

Aquaculture bill could provide industry certainty
NEW ZEALAND - National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley, has this week placed a Member’s Bill in the ballot that would provide an improved legislative framework for the aquaculture industry.

New Zealand deeply concerned about bluefin tuna
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand is deeply concerned about the vulnerable status of the Southern Bluefin Tuna stock and would be very disappointed if allegations that the global quota for Southern Bluefin Tuna has been substantially over-caught are substantiated...

Seafood industry welcomes biosecurity funding
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council welcomes the Minister of Biosecurity, Jim Anderton's announcement today that Biosecurity New Zealand will redirect $150,000 from other pest management programmes to support Didemnum vexillum pest...

Investment certainty needed to hit goal
NEW ZEALAND - Reaching a $1 billion-plus target for aquaculture exports by 2025 will require support from regional councils, particularly in the upper North Island, says the Aquaculture Council. The target - which the council says is modest -...

More certainty about aquaculture development
NEW ZEALAND - An Auckland Regional Council (ARC) decision to develop a regional aquaculture policy framework will provide more certainty for the aquaculture industry and the public alike.

Failed fish farm talks to buyers
NEW ZEALAND - The owners of a Far North fish farm that closed after constant equipment failures are talking to potential buyers about restarting it. The land-based kingfish farm at Parengarenga was hailed as a model of Maori economic development...

NZ to join billion-dollar seaweed industry
NEW ZEALAND - Seaweed is a billion-dollar industry worldwide and it's used in everything from sushi to toothpaste. Now, New Zealand is getting in on the act. Scientists from Industrial Research in Lower Hutt have spent 20 years studying seaweed...

Aquaculture industry growth strategy launched
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Aquaculture Strategy is a welcome development that will provide a strong foundation for growing the sector and contributing to New Zealand's economic transformation, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard and Fisheries...

NZ evaluates Fin fish opportunities
NEW ZEALAND - A South Island Salmon company is among those evaluating new fin fish farming ventures that the government has indicated it is keen to see developed in the North Island. Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced at the annual aquaculture...

Initiative to boost aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - A new gameplan for aquaculture is being promoted by the Government as a billion-dollar sea change for the industry. Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today told the nation's fish farmers that instead of trying to boost...

The real 'new era' for aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - National’s Fisheries spokesman, Phil Heatley, says the Government’s idea of a ‘new era’ for aquaculture involves strangling the industry to death with bureaucracy and dodgy reforms.