Aquaculture
Potential Relocation of Salmon Farms in the Marlborough Sounds
Comments to advisory panel from: Marlborough Environment Centre (MEC) Speaker: Bev Doole Date: May 2, 2017 Introduction The Marlborough Environment Centre (MEC) is an incorporated society, established in 1989 to promote awareness and protect the environment through education and engagement with resource management decision-making. MEC took part in developing the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan…
Read MoreSubmission to EPA against King Salmon by Pete Beach
It is with a heavy heart that I make this submission, over 20 yrs ago I formed an environmental watch dog group called “Guardians of the Sounds “ to try and protect the natural resources of our Sounds and protect the rights of the Sounds Community. After 20 yrs of advocacy work you would think…
Read MoreSounds Salmon Farms Hearing Presentation by Norm Gourdie
I am Norm Gourdie. I’ve lived here in the Sounds, in Ngakuta Bay, the one in Queen Charlotte Sound, just up the Sound from Picton, since 1981, that’s 36 years, and I am passionate about looking after this environment, and all of NZ, the world for that matter. I am not a practised speaker, so…
Read MoreSubmission on Marine Protected Areas Act
Submission on Proposed marine Protected Areas Act supporting legislation to deliver a network of Marine Reserves and other Marine Protected Areas
Read MoreSafety Brief for Protest against King Salmon’s Proposed Plan change.
We don’t foresee any risks associated with Hikoi. We will have wardens to assist with people crossing the road when they leave the Marae. Once on the opposite side of road they will be instructed to keep to the footpath which is continuous all the way to Waikawa Bay. Hikoi will end at Waikawa Foreshore…
Read MoreEndeavour Express pick up at Waikawa for Protest Flotilla
We have just arranged for the big Endeavour Express catamaran to call at Waikawa Bay wharf at 10am on Saturday 29th September to take people off the Hikoi out to the protest at Ruakaka. This vessel can carry at least 40 people and has all the life jackets aboard, so no need to bring them,…
Read MoreKing Salmon Protest Flotilla and Hikoi – Sat 25th September
Next Saturday 29th September a protest against NZ King Salmons expansion plans will start with a Hikoi from Waikawa Marae car park at 9.00am. The Hikoi is to provide an opportunity for Marlborough people without boats to show their opposition, only a 30 min walk around to Waikawa Bay foreshore.We encourage people to make placards…
Read MoreExtent of Aquaculture in the Marlborough Sounds
This map shows the current extent of Aquaculture in the Marlborough Sounds [wpfilebase tag=file id=1 tpl=simple /] Most people have no idea as to the real extent of aquaculture farms in Marlborough.
Read MoreKing Salmon Series 4. Danny Boulton Sustain Our Sounds. Marlborough Express March 2012
Danny BoultonSustain Our Sounds Rebuttal of Peter Vitasovitch Aquaculture NZ. Marlborough Express March 2012 You have to wonder when a community process (the Marlborough Sounds Plan) can border on being overturned for industrial self interest to the detriment of our marine system, residents and existing businesses. The proposed NZ King Salmon farms fly in the…
Read MoreKing Salmon Series 3. Peter Vitasovitch Aquaculture NZ. Marlborough Express March 2012
Peter Vitasovich Aquaculture NZ Peter Vitasovich continues the four-part opinion series on the NZ King Salmon application to develop eight new salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds. He writes about the economic and nutritional value of the proposal. In 1969 a group of fishermen towed the first mussel barge into the Marlborough Sounds and anchored…
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