Marine farmers welcome nation-wide re-consenting rules

Marine farmers welcome nation-wide re-consenting rules
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth July 31 (BusinessDesk) - The seafood farming industry is welcoming the government’s move to create consistent rules across the country for re-consenting existing marine farms. Environment Minister David Parker and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash announced earlier this week that a draft national environmental standard for marine farms will go to cabinet for a final decision in early 2020. The industry includes a large number of mussel and salmon farms which will need to be re-consented in 2024. Currently, such re-consent...

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