A
new hatchery has been built at Cawthron Aquaculture Park near Nelson to improve
understanding of New Zealand scampi and establish the world’s first captive
breeding program for the species.
The
project is led by Cawthron Institute in collaboration with Waikawa Fishing
Company, University of Auckland and Zebra-Tech. They hope to refocus the New
Zealand scampi industry from frozen commodity production, to live export trade
to realise its estimated $200 million annual export potential. Current annual
New Zealand export earnings from scampi are $21m but the team believe the
potential for the sector is far greater.
The
initiative is part of a Government-funded six-year research project to develop
more sustainable, commercially attractive harvesting methods for New Zealand
scampi, and establish land-based aquaculture systems for domestication.
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