All too often it’s easy to focus on obstacles and setbacks. After all, it’s the negative events that very often make the news. So it’s good that this month we are looking at positive plans for growth in the aquaculture sector.
Our feature on New Zealand highlights the enormous potential of that nation as an aquaculture producer. Already strong in salmon and greenshell mussels – which have been adroitly marketed as a health supplement for people and their pets, as well as a tasty food in their own right – New Zealand is now looking to go much further. The government and the industry are not only eyeing the possibilities created by open ocean farming, but also new species, and seaweed.