Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 4, 2016 17:16:44 GMT 12
'UNDISCLOSED PARTY' INTERESTED IN COROMANDEL FISH FARMING, FINANCIAL FLAMBOYANCE REQUIRED
The Coromandel marine environment has been reopened to tenders after renewed interest in fish farming.
No one wanted to venture into fish farming five years ago, said Coromandel Marine Farmers Association chairman Gilbert James.
It's too expensive and there is no guarantee of success, he said.
In 2011, the Government amended the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan, setting aside two areas for fish farming but interest waned.
But a new player has entered the scene with the desire and capacity to make fish farming happen and Waikato Regional Council strategy and policy committee is calling for tenders from all interested parties.
Hauraki iwi might miss out on the tender process because they are still waiting for their treaty claim to be finalised, Mahuta said but Silver said 20 per cent of the area has been reserved for iwi…..
www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/aquaculture/79552897/undisclosed-party-interested-in-coromandel-fish-farming-financial-flamboyance-required.html
The Coromandel marine environment has been reopened to tenders after renewed interest in fish farming.
No one wanted to venture into fish farming five years ago, said Coromandel Marine Farmers Association chairman Gilbert James.
It's too expensive and there is no guarantee of success, he said.
In 2011, the Government amended the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan, setting aside two areas for fish farming but interest waned.
But a new player has entered the scene with the desire and capacity to make fish farming happen and Waikato Regional Council strategy and policy committee is calling for tenders from all interested parties.
Hauraki iwi might miss out on the tender process because they are still waiting for their treaty claim to be finalised, Mahuta said but Silver said 20 per cent of the area has been reserved for iwi…..
www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/aquaculture/79552897/undisclosed-party-interested-in-coromandel-fish-farming-financial-flamboyance-required.html