Nelson firm, NZ King Salmon has been given the go-ahead to expand.
Backed by Nelson
businesses, the seafood processing union and the city’s
mayor, the company is expected to sustain $178m of total
value added annually in the New Zealand economy by 2016 and
$1941 million every year from 2021.
The company hopes to rejuvenate the fortune of the city which has seen rising unemployment.expanded salmon
production and processing, and associated flow on
activities, will sustain an additional 1,510 jobs in total
by 2016 and more than 1,600 by 2021.
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| Nelson, New Zealand, as seen from the Centre of New Zealand. On the horizon lies Abel Tasman National Park. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
City Mayor, Aldo Miccio, believes Nelson backs winners and
aquaculture is a new and exciting industry the region needs
and wants. He says, “We back a lot of established industries
in Nelson but aquaculture is relatively new and it has huge
potential in terms of employment and growth for the region.
We need companies such as NZ King Salmon to be successful
for the overall economic well-being of our citizens". Read More...
This blog is written by staff at International Aquafeed Magazine which is published and supported by Perendale Publishers Limited. To get your copy of PPL's web application, 'PPLAPP' click here.
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