Land-based kingfish farm opens in New Zealand

Land-based kingfish farm opens in New Zealand

Source: thefishsite

8/13/2024

Land-based kingfish farm opens in New Zealand

Credit: Stuart Mackay, NIWA

The state-of-the-art facility at NIWA’s Northland Aquaculture Centre in Ruakākā has been designed to demonstrate the commercial viability of land-based aquaculture, and has the capacity to produce up to 600 tonnes of kingfish each year.

NIWA’s chief executive, John Morgan said the farm introduces a new species to help New Zealand meet the huge global demand for seafood, and it will help the industry reach its ambitious target of $3 billion by 2035.

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