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.

Food Poisoning Outbreak Costs Oyster Farmer
NEW ZEALAND - A New Zealand oyster farmer says his company stands to lose thousands of dollars in business after a major food poisoning incident at Eden Park. Contaminated Korean oysters, served raw at a rugby test match last month, caused an estimated...

Kiwi food workers get minimum safety training
NEW ZEALAND - One in five New Zealanders working in the food industry has had no training in food safety, according to a new survey. The survey was commissioned by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), as part of its Domestic Food Review. It...

Seafood Industry Pleased to See Korean Oyster Ban
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council welcomes the NZFSA (New Zealand Food Safety Authority) decision to halt the import of Korean Oysters, said General Manager, Trade and Information Alastair Macfarlane. “We are very happy with...

Major fish farming study under way
NEW ZEALAND - Two world experts are completing a detailed report on whether a multimillion-dollar onshore fish farming industry, including processing plants, can be established in the Western Bay. The scientists from the Norwegian Institute of...

Kingfish Go Wild
NEW ZEALAND - The crucial approvals from Biosecurity and MFish (Ministry of Fisheries) have been given and it’s ‘Kingfish Go Wild’, says Sanford Ltd CEO Eric Barratt.

Fish farm folds with nearly $8m debts
NEW ZEALAND - A rescue mission has been launched to stop 20 tonnes of live kingfish becoming crayfish bait after a Far North fish farm folded with debts amounting to millions of dollars. The Parengarenga Fish Farm was set up by the Paerengarenga...

Port Nelson squirt to be checked
NEW ZEALAND - Port Nelson may have an infestation of an invasive sea squirt which has been found at Port Tarakohe and is threatening marine farms in the top of the South Island. New Zealand Marine Farming Association chief executive Graeme Coates...

Maori fish farm collapses under debt mountain
NEW ZEALAND - A kingfish farm set up by Maori in the Far North two years ago is folding with debts of $7.6 million. Parengarenga Fish Farm is shutting down the operation it established by the Parengarenga Harbour, citing financial troubles and...

Questions as Far North kingfish farm folds
NEW ZEALAND - A kingfish farm set up by Maori in the Far North two years ago is folding with debts of $7.6million. Parengarenga Fishfarm Ltd is shutting down the farm it established by the Parengarenga Harbour, citing financial troubles and constant...

NZ King Salmon Farm returns safe and sound
NEW ZEALAND - The NZ King Salmon Co Limited announced today the successful return of its Te Pangu farm to its Tory Channel site following the mooring slippage in early March.

Aquaculture costs worry NZ farmers
NEW ZEALAND - Some marine famers say they are being financially crippled by red tape and that all future growth will take place overseas unless central government steps in to help. Marine Farming association president Rob Pooley says since local...

Marine farm 'a threat'
NEW ZEALAND - Forest and Bird says it is disappointed the Government has given the green light to a major marine farm development on the South Island's West Coast, claiming that it threatens the safety of Hector's dolphins and Fiordland crested...

Preliminary approval for marine farm on West Coast
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Fisheries has given a preliminary go-ahead to the first major marine farm development on the West Coast. The 45.5 hectare farm will be located about 1km offshore in Jackson Bay, near Fiordland. The Ministry's...

Coastal areas to be excluded from aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - Environment Canterbury is inviting discussion on coastal areas where people believe aquaculture activities (eg mussel farms) should be excluded.

Oyster company to sue over aquaculture dispute
NEW ZEALAND - An oyster farmer is take legal action against a decision not to allow marine farming in the Kaipara Harbour. The Auckland Regional Council has withdrawn its support to develop aquaculture in the harbour, despite indicating four years...

Kaipara oyster farms rejected
NEW ZEALAND - A change of heart by the Auckland Regional Council has dashed the hopes of mussel and oyster farmers wanting to set up operations in the clean waters of the Kaipara Harbour. Maori residents hoping for jobs are also angry at the council's...