Aquaculture enters new era

The Government has compiled a Question and Answers sheet to provide the latest information on the law reform process. Click here to view the Questions and Answers

The full Supplementary Order Papers proposed for inclusion in the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3) are available for public viewing. Click here to view the SOPs.

Supplementary Orders proposed for inclusion in the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) will strengthen the legislation says Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley. “We need to ensure that the legislative changes we put in place work to create the [...]

Looking beyond its English translation, Kaitiakitanga could almost be interpreted as an investment strategy in the modern day context of the aquaculture industry. As explained by Toni Grant – an expert on Maori Aquaculture investment and Wakatu’s acting seafood sector [...]

In late August, 2010 Dan Lees was appointed Director of the newly formed Aquaculture Unit within the Ministry of Fisheries. Dan has worked for the Ministry of Fisheries since 1999 and has held the positions of Aquaculture Manager and Central [...]

As one of the authors of the Aquaculture Strategy, Mike Burrell, officially put law reform on the sector’s agenda. As chief executive of Aquaculture New Zealand, he has worked for change for four years and before presenting the organisation’s submission [...]

As Managing Director of Sanford, Eric Barratt oversees the single largest investment in New Zealand aquaculture. A well known and respected identity in the seafood industry for decades, Eric’s views provide insight few others can envision. Q)After a few tough [...]

By now stakeholders should have received our final submission on the Aquaculture Legislation Reform Bill (No.3). Our submission was officially submitted to the Primary Industries Select Committee on Friday, clearly outlining Aquaculture New Zealand’s position as influenced by stakeholder feedback [...]

When the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill had its first reading in Parliament late last year, politicians on both sides of the house gave their thoughts on the subject. Here is a selection of comments made by various members: Click here [...]

The Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) received its first reading in the House of Representatives last month. The bill has now been referred to the Primary Production Committee for consideration who have called for submissions on the Bill. Aquaculture [...]