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Statistics. [] New Zealand's wild fisheries captured 441,000 tonnes and earned over NZ$1 billion in exports in the fishing year 2006/07. The aquaculture of mussels, salmon and oysters earned another $226 million. This made seafood the country's fifth largest export earner.
New Zealand fishing industry. Seafood is one of New Zealand's largest export markets, with 85% of catches being exported. Over 90% of the total revenue raised by the country's fishing industry comes from exported stocks, raising NZ$3 billion annually /> The most valuable species is the hoki, Macruronus novaezelandiae.
1171. New Zealand's largest company. A dairy giant that controls 30% of the world's dairy exports. Fletcher Building. 8,498. 20,000. 425. Construction company, with a market capitalisation of over NZ$7 billion. Woolworths NZ.
The Ministry of Fisheries (Māori: Te Tautiaki i nga tini a Tangaroa), also known by its acronym MFish, was a state sector organisation of New Zealand whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries. It was merged into the Ministry of Primary Industries in April 2012. Its purpose was conserving, using, enhancing and developing ...
Individual fishing quotas (IFQs), also known as "individual transferable quotas" (ITQs), are one kind of catch share, a means by which many governments regulate fishing. The regulator sets a species -specific total allowable catch (TAC), typically by weight and for a given time period. A dedicated portion of the TAC, called quota shares, is ...
Independent Fisheries is one of the largest privately owned fishing companies of New Zealand. [1] It started as a suburban fish and chip shop in 1956, became a fishing company in 1960, grew to acquire multiple ships and storage facilities, and has more than 500 employees. [1] At its peak, the company employed over 1,000 people. [2]
Aquaculture is the general term given to the cultivation of any fresh or saltwater plant or animal. It takes place in New Zealand in coastal marine areas (mariculture) and in inland tanks or enclosures. [citation needed] Aquaculture in New Zealand currently (2008) occupies 14,188 ha. Of that area, 7,713 ha is in established growing areas and is ...
New Zealand. Website. fishandgame.org.nz/. Fish & Game New Zealand is the collective brand name of 12 regional fish and game councils and the New Zealand Fish and Game Council which administer sports fishing and gamebird resources in New Zealand (apart from within the Taupo Fishing District, administered by the Department of Conservation).