14 Aug 2024

They're farming Kingfish out here

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 14 August 2024

NIWA has just opened a new Aquaculture Centre in Ruakākā which can produce 600 tonnes of Kingfish a year. Jesse talks to NIWA's chief scientist for aquaculture and biotechnology about the scheme and what they're trying to do. 

Brood stock at NIWA's on-land kingfish farm.

Brood stock at NIWA's on-land kingfish farm. Photo: RNZ/Leah Tebbutt

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