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New Zealand has a global reputation for farm produce not just forwhat we grow on the land, but for what we farm in our seas as well.

A large part of the aquaculture industrys success to date is basedon its reputation for sustainable, high-value, innovative products

which meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated consumers at home and abroad.

The future growth of the industry depends on it continuing to growsustainably and further develop markets for its products, particularlyoffshore. Already New Zealand aquaculture has a good story to tell:international conservation organisation, Blue Ocean Institute,has given one of its highest ratings to New Zealands Greenshellmussel in its sea to table program, deeming it to be one of thetop two sustainable seafoods in the world.

In the following pages you can learn about New Zealandaquaculture and the ways that the government is supportingthe development of an environmentally sustainable aquacultureindustry. The governments commitment to environmental

sustainability means our aquaculture planning processes aresupported by sound information. These processes also closelyinvolve communities in decision making.

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Aquacultures good management practices and respect forscientific and community input easily place it amongst thehigh environmental performers of New Zealands primarysector industries.

This, plus New Zealands high standards of coastal water quality,gives us a real competitive edge in global markets. Marine farmers,like the rest of us, want to see these high standards maintained.

The planning and approval process for coastal aquaculture inNew Zealand considers each farms potential environmentaleffects, as well as its possible cultural and social effects.

These processes are run by democratically elected regionalcouncils, under the guidelines of the Resource Management Act(RMA). This is the principal New Zealand law governing coastalmanagement and the growth and management of coastal uses,including aquaculture.

The purpose of the RMA is the sustainable management of ourresources. The Act encourages New Zealanders (as communitiesand as individuals) to plan for the future of our environment in asustainable way. It sets out the principles and framework for goodenvironmental decision making.

RMA decision-making is coordinated by district and regionalcouncils working closely with the local community and otherstakeholders. This is because communities are best placed toknow their own surroundings and should be involved in decisionsregarding use of the coast and other natural resources.

In order to assist planning within the coastal environment, the RMAhas the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS). The NZCPSis prepared and recommended by the Minister of Conservation.It states policies to guide regional councils and other decisionmakers on sustainable management in the coastal environment,including decisions relating to aquaculture.

Regional councils work with communities, industry and other

stakeholders to identify appropriate locations for new AquacultureManagement Areas (AMAs). Councils are responsible for a numberof steps in the AMA approval and coastal permit approval processes,including setting conditions around farm operations and monitoringfarms to ensure compliance.

Regional council decisions can be appealed to the EnvironmentCourt and higher courts. Final approval of AMAs sits with theMinister of Conservation.

In addition to this, the government and industry are working

in partnership to develop nationwide standards for sustainableaquaculture. The industry is also working with the World WildlifeFund to develop global standards for shellfish culture.

These standards are expected to support sustainable productionmethods such as those used in New Zealand. The standards arealso expected to give the New Zealand public confidence in thechanging local industry.

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Environmental sustainability is critical to the long-termsuccess of New Zealand aquaculture. Being environmentallysustainable is also a market imperative.

For example, the relative absence of inorganic toxins and thepathogen-free aquatic environment mean that New Zealand isone of the few countries in the world where shellfish do not requiredepuration prior to processing. In other words, it is in everyonesbest interest to ensure a high environmental standard for aquaculture.

Still, like other farming activities, marine farming does have animpact on the immediate environment. To mitigate many of theseenvironmental impacts, the New Zealand government has a numberof regulations in place. Most marine farmers also follow bestpractices set within the industry to meet the growing global

demand for safe, healthy seafood products.

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Environmentalsustainability

Developingstandards

World Wildlife Fund in the United States has developed aglobal Aquaculture Dialogue programme to support theinternational aquaculture industry in developing

environmental standards.In New Zealand, WWF is working with industry, government,scientists, iwi and other NGOs to develop these standards forGreenshell mussels, Pacific oysters and other mollusc species.

More and more countries are turning to aquaculture as afood source, says Rebecca Bird, marine programme manager,WWF-New Zealand. In fact, aquaculture is the fastest-growing foodproduction system in the world. WWFs goal is to ensure that thegrowth is managed with environmental sustainability as a key input.Working with industry and government to establish measurable

standards to support future product eco-certification and informingconsumer choice is one way we can work toward this goal.

WWF-US mollusc aquaculture dialogue coordinator, Colin Brannen,visited Nelson in mid-April 2008 to initiate discussions. He says,WWF has convened a series of regional dialogues, including inNew Zealand and in Australia, to help countries develop standardsfor responsible mollusc farming. New Zealand is already considereda world leader in sustainable aquaculture production. Establishingrecognisable and consistent standards will be an important step forthe industry to take in order to keep this edge.

At the Nelson meeting, a sub-committee of eight was nominated todrive the development of national draft standards. It is anticipatedthe process will take two to three years.

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water, advanced nationalbiotoxin monitoring programme,robust researc capabilities,

and proactive industry ave allensured strong growt.

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Before the 1990s, marine farming was a relatively smallindustry in New Zealand, with small farms dotted aroundthe coast, mostly in the Marlborough Sounds, Northland

and around the Coromandel Peninsula.Over the next 10 years, marine farming grew at an exponential ratewith demand for water space increasing five-fold. New Zealandsrelatively clean water, advanced national biotoxin monitoringprogramme, robust research capabilities, and proactive industryall ensured strong growth. By 2000 it had become clear that theexisting ways of managing marine farming could not cope with theincrease in demand.

There were two main concerns: increased delays for marine farmapplications for new space and rising costs in the processing of

resource consent applications; and communities were raisingconcerns that the possible effects of marine farming were not beingfully recognised and managed. So changes began, starting with amoratorium on new aquaculture permits between November 2001and December 2004. The aquaculture law reform came into effecton 1 January 2005.

Keeping pace

Growth in aquaculture has continued to keep pace however,even when the moratorium on permits was in place. Under the

moratorium all applications for new aquaculture space werestopped, but a large number of applications that had already beennotified by regional councils before 28 November 2001 wereallowed to proceed under New Zealands old aquaculture law.These old law applications require both a resource consent fromthe relevant regional council and a marine farming permit fromthe Ministry of Fisheries.

The net result: as of 28 November 2001, 9,086 ha of aquaculturespace existed in New Zealand. As of June 2008, that number hasincreased to 14,188 ha a 56 per cent increase in about six anda half years. Of the 14,188 ha of current aquaculture space:

7,713 ha is owned by the aquaculture industry and is inknown productive growing areas

4,010 belongs to the Challenger Scallop EnhancementCompany and is used to enhance the wild scallop fishery

2,465 ha is an exposed site six kilometres offshore from Napier.Owners of the site are still undertaking research and trials totest the sites economic viability.

What does the immediate future hold?

As of June 2008, the Ministry of Fisheries still has 24 applicationsleft to process under the old law. These applications total 9,381 ha.It is anticipated most of these applications will be completed in20082009.

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Following recommendations from the Minister of Conservation tothe Governor-General to declare interim Aquaculture ManagementAreas (AMAs) in Tasman and Waikato, the Ministry of Fisheries nowhas interim AMAs to process in these two regions. The Tasman

regions interim AMAs occupy 2,108 ha. The Waikato interim AMAis 520 ha in size. Decisions on the interim AMAs should also befinalised in 20082009.

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Marine farming inNew Zealand

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Regional snapshots 2008

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A number of regional councils are currently involved inaquaculture planning efforts. We have highlighted threeregional councils that have made recent announcementsabout aquaculture development in their regions.

environment WaiKato

In March 2008, a significant step was taken towards thedevelopment of a new marine farming zone in Wilson Bay whentwo interim Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs) in the Firth ofThames were declared by an Order in Council. The new Wilson BayMarine Farming Zone is 1.5 kilometres off the coast at Kereta,around five kilometres south of the entrance to Coromandel Harbour.

Environment Waikato has asked the Ministry of Fisheries to consider

any effects of the interim AMAs on fishing and fisheries resources.Once the Ministry has completed its assessment and imposed anynecessary reservations, 20 per cent of the new space in the AMAwill be allocated to Mori as part of the commercial aquacultureclaims settlement.

aucKland regional council

Also in March 2008, the Auckland Regional Council announced thatit has chosen to take an initial precautionary position on the futuremanagement of marine farming in the region's coastal marine area,and is to consult on this position. This approach does not affect anyexisting marine farming operations, the continuation of which iscovered by the 2005 law reforms.

The ARC has approved preliminary consultation to start on draftprinciples, directions and concepts for a regional aquaculture policyframework, and indicative excluded areas. The ARC began consultationin May. Wider or pre-notification consultation is expected to begin

in late September and continue through to March 2009.

Formal notification of a proposed variation to the Auckland RegionalPlan: Coastal, and subsequent submissions to it, are anticipated tofollow this process in 2009.

northland regional council

In April 2008, the Northland Regional Council announced that partsof Northland have been recommended to be off-limits to marinefarming based on recommendations from a four-member hearingscommittee which considered more than 330 submissions on thecouncils proposal to establish an aquaculture planning frameworkfor Northland.

Legally, new marine farms can only be developed in areas formallydesignated as AMAs by regional councils. This decision means theNorthland Regional Council is drawing close to the end of a lengthyprocess designed to ensure evaluation criteria it uses to considerapplications for AMAs are as robust as possible.

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Te $2 million contestable aquaculture

planning und is available to regional councilsand unitary autorities. Te und is aimed atelping councils realise te economic and oterbenefts tat sustainable aquaculture can bring

to teir regions.

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The government has a $2 million contestable fund availableto regional councils and unitary authorities that is aimed athelping councils realise the economic and other benefitsthat sustainable aquaculture can bring to their regions.It can be used to assist their aquaculture planning throughwork such as initial information gathering, consultationwith interested parties, planning work projects andother groundwork.

funds aWarded to date

Round 1 May 2007

Environment Waikato/Auckland Regional Council (A)Aquaculture exclusion areas Auckland and WaikatoFunding approved: $54,000

Environment Waikato/Auckland Regional Council (B)Aquaculture Mori consultationFunding approved: $27,000

Environment WaikatoSupporting information for the experimental aquaculture planFunding approved: $72,000

Environment Bay of Plenty

Monitoring phytoplankton in the Eastern Bay of PlentyFunding approved: $16,000

Northland Regional CouncilAquaculture plan change processing consultant supportFunding approved: $230,000

Round 2 November 2007

Environment CanterburyPolicies, procedure and documentation for establishing

Canterburys AMAsFunding approved: $98,320

Environment WaikatoMethod development: assessing benthic impact of aquacultureFunding approved: $24,000

current status (june 2008)

Approximately $1.4 million remains in the planning fund budget.This amount excludes the May 2008 funding round. Applicationsfor the May 2008 funding round are currently being assessed.

Round 4 of the fund is due to open in October 2008, however theexact date requires confirmation. The date will be posted on theMinistry for the Environments website once confirmed.

If you wish to be added to a contact list or for further processinformation regarding the contestable fund please contactBruce Croucher, Ministry for the Environment, DDI 04 439 7618or [email protected]. For technical information pleasecontact Lisa Hack, Ministry for the Environment, DDI 09 985 4824or [email protected].

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Contestable AquaculturePlanning Fund

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The aquaculture industry is supported through a whole-of-government approach led by the Ministry of Fisheries.There are a number of other central government agenciesinvolved in aquaculture development, including theDepartment of Conservation, Ministry for the Environment,Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand Tradeand Enterprise, and Te Puni Kkiri.

The National Aquaculture Position Statement in Our Blue Horizonis the guiding document for the governments work. The principlescontained within the position statement include maximisingeconomic benefits, stewardship, promoting innovation, Moriparticipation and good governance. These principles outline thegovernments support for the aquaculture industry achieving

maximum sustainable growth, while also meeting regional,national and international expectations for environmental,social and economic performance.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has made a provisionalallocation of $6.5 million to Aquaculture New Zealand aspart of a Food and Beverage Taskforce commitment to helpthe sector achieve its goal of $1 billion in sales per annumby 2025.

The activities undertaken by Aquaculture New Zealand willsupport the following strategic priorities:

1. building value through greater margins of existing speciesand products

2. building value through higher-value products

3. identification of new species driven by market demand

4. strengthening the industrys position in accessing new markets

5. building capability and cohesion across the sector.

The specific programme of work is reviewed and agreed to byNew Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Aquaculture New Zealandon an annual basis.

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Government support

Supporting industry in

identifying and accessinginternational markets

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Mori are already significant players in the New Zealandaquaculture industry and their role is expected to grow inthe coming years.

Te Puni Kkiri is working with Mori to develop resources fora sustainable growth framework that takes into account bothcommercial and kaitiaki (stewardship) aspirations. This will includeactively engaging Mori participation at all levels of the industry.

Strengthening Mori success in aquaculture requires thefollowing factors:

new aquaculture developments must be sound businesspropositions

Mori must have access to industry and commercial expertise

Mori must have the knowledge and human resources toactively participate in the planning process, specifically theResource Management Act

emphasis on iwi working together at a regional level tomaximise the benefits of the settlement assets

wider environmental concerns must balance with commercialaquaculture aspirations

collaboration and relationship building between iwi,

community, industry, regional and central government.

Investigating options for settlement space according to theMaori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 is akey priority for iwi. To ensure this participation, the governmentis supporting the building of Mori capacity and knowledge,

particularly around strategic planning for aquaculture development,and to resolve potential conflicts between customary andcommercial objectives. The government is also encouragingcommercial ventures between Mori and industry.

A framework for sustainable growth will ensure Mori participationin aquaculture. This will include ensuring that government businessassistance programmes and regional development programmesadequately support aquaculture development.

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Maori involvement

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The government supports research and innovation ina number of ways, including exploring options for newaquaculture species and technologies in both existingand new aquaculture space.

The government is also committed to helping the industry developits aquaculture research strategy, which will provide guidance toproviders and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technologyabout the research priorities for aquaculture in the next five toten years.

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At the end of 2007, a new purpose-built aquaculture centrewas opened at Mahurangi Technical Institute in Warkworth.The institute is among the top three institutes in the worldin the area of research on breeding eels.

The institute aims to be the first in the world to produce commercialquantities of eels in captivity. Already the government, through theFoundation for Research, Science and Technology, has given$630,000 to this important research programme.

Scientists at the institute are cautiously optimistic that they willbe able to breed short-fin eels within two years. If so, New Zealandwill be able to develop a self-sustaining eel farming population.

Supporting innovation Purpose-builtaquaculture centre


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Te industry is developing its aquaculture

researc strategy, wic will provideguidance to providers and te Foundationor Researc, Science and Tecnology aboutte researc priorities or aquaculture in tenext fve to ten years.

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A New Zealand sea sponge may hold the key to an anti-cancer drug. Victoria University cell biologist Professor

John Miller and a team of scientists are working to seehow peloruside, a substance produced by sponges in thePelorus Sound, might be used as a cancer-fighting drug.

While the drug is still currently in a developmental stage,Prof Miller hopes to take the research to a clinical trial in thenear future.

Currently New Zealand is the only known place that pelorusidecan be found, so scientists are working with us to find a way ofsynthesising the natural product, Prof Miller says.

As part of the project, Victoria University in partnership with the

National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research worked withMarlborough marine farmers to develop a method for growing thesponge on an existing mussel farm.

One of the lead scientists on the project, Victoria University'sPeter Northcote, says, "Our early growing success on the marinefarm allowed us to produce enough peloruside to get to this critical

juncture in the research. While the future of growing the sponge on

marine farms is not certain we have learned vast amounts from theproject and have taken the project from a 'wow, isn't thatinteresting concept' to the clinical testing stage."

In 2002, the project received a $2 million grant from the Foundationfor Research, Science and Technology to fund this research.

Giving cancer the sponge

Victoria University cell biologist Proessor Jon Millerand a team o scientists are working to see ow

peloruside, a substance produced by sponges in tePelorus Sound, migt be used as a cancer-fgting drug.



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greenshell mussels

Our native green-lipped mussels have been a New Zealandseafood delicacy for centuries. When farm-raised, they arecalled Greenshell mussels.

New Zealand began farming these over 30 years ago. Since then,the domestic and international demand for this product hasgrown dramatically.

In 2006, New Zealanders ate $43 million worth of farmedGreenshell mussels and exported a further $181 million worth,making this New Zealands biggest aquaculture business.

All Greenshell mussels are grown in New Zealand coastal waterson longlines supported by floats. The main growing regions are

Marlborough and the Coromandel.New Zealand regulations, monitoring programmes and industrycodes of practice ensure Greenshell mussels are farmed in asustainable manner. Regulations and monitoring also ensure thesemussels meet the highest standards of food safety.

King salmon

A number of salmon species were introduced toNew Zealand in the early 1900s as sport-fish, but onlythe king, or Chinook salmon, adapted to our environment.Farming of this species began in the 1980s.

In 2006, New Zealanders ate $59 million worth of locally farmedsalmon and exported a further $42 million worth.

Any fresh or chilled salmon products sold in New Zealand will belocally farmed king salmon.

Most farm-raised king salmon are grown in sea-cages. The lowstocking densities used and the lack of disease in the wildpopulation mean New Zealand farmers do not need the antibioticsand chemicals that are often used in salmon farms elsewhere.Some of our king salmon are grown on land, in freshwater farms.

pacific oysters

Farmers began raising native New Zealand rock oysters onwooden racks in the late 1960s.

Around 1970, the Pacific oyster was accidentally introduced toNew Zealand from Asia (possibly on vessel hulls or in their ballast

water). Farmers discovered the Pacific oyster grew faster and couldbe farmed more reliably than its native cousin. By the mid 1970s,Pacific oysters had become the main farm-raised oyster inNew Zealand.

In 2006, New Zealanders ate $14 million worth of farmed Pacificoysters and exported a further $18 million worth.

Any fresh or chilled Pacific oyster products sold in New Zealandhave been farmed here.

Most of our farm-raised Pacific oysters are grown on wooden racks

in sheltered and shallow bays around the northern North Island.

New Zealand regulations, monitoring programmes and industrycodes of practice ensure Pacific oysters are farmed in a sustainablemanner. Regulations and monitoring also ensure these oysters meetthe highest standards of food safety.

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New Zealands top threeaquaculture species

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NORThLANd

Main activity: most oster arms and some msse armsTotal area: 704.9 ha

AUCkLANdMain activity: most oster arms and some msse armsTotal area: 326 ha

WAIkATO

Main activity: most msse arms and some oster armsTotal area: 1,044.4 ha

BAy Of PLENTy

Main activity: oster and msse armsTotal area: 9.6 ha

EAsT CAPE

No marine farms at this time

hAWkEs BAy

Main activity: one arge oshore site; crrent ndergoingtrias or a nmer o speciesTotal area: 2,469 ha

TARANAkI


MANAWATU-WANgANUI


WELLINgTON

Main activity: the sma arms in Weington are sed totria a range o speciesTotal area: 4.3 ha

NELsON


TAsMAN

Main activity: msse arming and msse and scaopspat catchingTotal area: 6,086.8 ha

MARLBOROUgh

Main activity: msse arming and some samon armingaong with trias o new speciesTotal area: 3,023.8 ha

WEsT COAsT

Main activity: one msse armTotal area: 45.6 ha

CANTERBURy

Main activity: msse arming aong with some samonand pa armingTotal area: 179.4 ha

OTAgO


sOUThLANd

Main activity: msse and samon armingTotal area: 285.9 ha

ChAThAM IsLANdsMain activity: one site crrent not sedTotal area: 8 ha

Source: Ministry of Fisheries

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Marine farms by region(June 2008)

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AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON

CHRISTCHURCH

DUNEDIN

NORTHLAND

BAY OF PLENTY

EAST CAPE

HAWKES BAY

WELLINGTON

CANTERBURY

AUCKLAND

OTAGOSOUTHLAND

WAIKATO

TARANAKI

TASMAN

NELSON

WEST COAST

MARLBOROUGH

STEWART ISLAND

MANAWATU/WANGANUI

CHATHAM ISLANDS(NOT TO SCALE)

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2006 Aquaculture Industry

Farm StatisticsTOP ThREE SPECIES

SPECIES

NuMbEROf fARMS

TOTAl HA OfMARINE SPACE

TONNESHARvESTED

GREENSHEll MuSSElS 645 4,747 97,000

PACIfIC OySTERS 230 750 2,800

KING SAlMON 23 60 7,721

Sorce: New Zeaand Aqactre Conci Anna Report 20062007

SALES FIGURE COMPARISON

1986 2006All fIGuRES IN NZ $ MIllION ExPORT DOMESTIC TOTAl ExPORT DOMESTIC TOTAl

GREENSHEll MuSSElS 12 16 28 181 43 224

KING SAlMON 3 6 9 42 59 101

PACIfIC OySTERS 5 6 11 18 14 32

Sorce: New Zeaand Aqactre Conci Anna Report 20062007Notes:Domestic saes are indstr estimates, e-actor gate. Eport saes are fOb, e-Department o Statistics.

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This publication has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries in association with the

Department of Conservation, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of EconomicDevelopment, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Te Puni Kkiri.

June 2008

ISBN 978-0-478-11913-5

Ministry of FisheriesHead Office101103 The Terrace, WellingtonTelephone: +64 4 470 2600Facsimile: + 64 4 819 4601

Printed on an economically and environmentally responsible paper sourced frominternationally certified Well Managed Forests and manufactured with EMASaccreditation (ISO 14001).

A large part o te aquaculture industrys

success to date is based on its reputation orsustainable, ig-value, innovative productswic meet te needs o increasinglysopisticated consumers at ome and abroad.

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PublicationsBelow are a few of the documents published in 2007/2008

that are available through aquaculture.govt.nz

Aquaculture in action fact sheets developed by the New Zealand

government (available in both English and Mori) for children,

complemented by lesson plans and curriculum links for teachers

to use in the classroom, February 2008.

Aquaculture Risk Management Options, Stimpson & Co,

prepared for the Ministry for the Environment, December 2007.

Short Term Aquaculture Research Stocktake of Regional Coastal

Plan Provisions, Opus International Consultants Ltd, prepared for

the Department of Conservation, 2007.

Review of the ecological effects of marine finfish aquaculture:

final report, Cawthron Institute, prepared for the Ministry of

Fisheries, 2007.

A series of fact sheets developed by Te Puni Kkiri for

nationwide hui held in 2007 covering the following topics:

Aquaculture Industry; Roles and Responsibilities in Aquaculture;

Business Services for Aquaculture; Aquaculture Science Providers;The Aquaculture Settlement; and Planning for Aquaculture.

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