Govt says no to trout farming as it has bigger fish to fry

Govt says no to trout farming as it has bigger fish to fry
Ian Llewellyn
The government says it is not opposed to allowing commercial trout farming in New Zealand, but it will be many years before it even contemplates dealing with the controversy required to reverse a legislative ban.There has been a push from some groups to end the prohibition on the sale and buying of trout. One group, Trout NZ, has argued trout should be treated as any other potential fishery and included in the government’s plans to expand the aquaculture sector.Trout NZ cites an NZIER study which conservatively estimated trout farming cou...