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Science Centres: Aquaculture and Biotechnology

New funds for sustainable aquaculture project

7 September 2010

NIWA’s Sustainable Aquaculture project was recently awarded six years of research funding by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to help grow New Zealand aquaculture in an environmentally sustainable way.

Fine dining on hapuku

2 September 2010

NIWA has recently tested our cultured hapuku on a selection of high profile chefs as part of our development of new high value species for the New Zealand aquaculture industry. The fish was highly praised for its taste and versatility of use and shows potential to grace fine dining establishments in North America, Europe and Asia.

‘Do fish talk?’ and other important questions:

8 July 2010

A mysterious fish ‘language’ is being uncovered at a New Zealand marine reserve, leading to startling hypotheses about fish communication. NZ Marine Sciences Society conference on the latest in marine research.

Scientists investigate ocean floor minerals

5 May 2010

NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa will set sail next week to explore the minerals potential of deep-sea volcanoes of the Kermadec Arc, 200 km north-east of Auckland

Bluff oyster beds are growing back despite killer disease, says NIWA

1 March 2010

NIWA and the Bluff Oyster Management Company have just completed a pre-season survey of the oyster beds in Foveaux Strait.

Aquaculture on display at Wellington airport

20 August 2008

Travellers passing through the Wellington airport domestic terminal have the opportunity to see living examples of new developments in New Zealand’s aquaculture industry.