Fast-track ocean fish-farm for 300 jobs, says King Salmon boss

Fast-track ocean fish-farm for 300 jobs, says King Salmon boss
Pattrick Smellie
Marlborough aquaculture firm New Zealand King Salmon says its Cook Strait ocean farming resource consent application should be a candidate for fast-tracking as it offers 300 permanent "green jobs" at a time the government is seeking economic revival following the covid-19 pandemic.King Salmon chief executive Grant Rosewarne told BusinessDesk the ocean farming scheme, dubbed Blue Endeavour, could be accelerated either by convening a negotiation with 15 parties that have objected to the plan or by dealing with it under Resource Manageme...

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