Monday, February 7, 2011

Sea lettuce good for fish farms

The open ocean nutrients that feed the pongy sea lettuce in Tauranga harbour do have a benefit; they will feed the new aquaculture industry in Opotiki waters. The nutrient rich waters of the Bay of Plenty are great for feeding shellfish farms, says Opotiki District Council chief executive Aileen Lawrie, and aquaculture is a big part of the council’s vision for the future.

“As far as we are concerned, aquaculture is the future of the Eastern Bay,” says Aileen.

The council has an Opotiki harbour transformation project that incorporates the Eastern Seafarms aquaculture venture – the country’s largest offshore marine farm, and a large scale infrastructure project to improve the navigability of the Opotiki harbour entrance.

“Our role is to provide an all-weather access to the harbour to enable aquaculture.” Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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1 comment:

  1. Hello My name is Bjorn Peach and I attend Tauranga Boys college and I am doing an Inquiry About the Sea Lettuce Problem In Tauranga Harbour And I was wanting to know if you were able to email me at bjornbpeach@yahoo.com

    Because I want to find out some information about how sea lettuce reproduces and if we had to if there was a cheap efficient way to remove the sea lettuce

    Thank-you Bjorn

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