Regulations affecting aquaponics in New Zealand

by Eoin Ross

Feb 3, 2012

http://www.fao.org/fishery/legalframework/nalo_newzealand/en It appears to be a strict environment to attempt the practice of aquaponics in my homeland. Chinook Salmon and Koura (Fresh water crayfish) appear to be on the (Very) short list. I suspect there would not be a large market for khoi in NZ, and it is a long way from export markets if one could manage live shipment. Of course further reading is needed!

  • RupertofOZ

    Tena koe, Kia ora.... or as they no doubt say these days... hey bro...

     

    You're absolutely right... and I'm doubtful with regard to Chinook... trout are definitely banned...

     

    Grass Carp are apparantly allowed... and Wilson Lennard stocked the hydro/aquaponics conversion of Tasman Bay Herbs... with them... 

     

    Wilson Lennard only converted a small portion of the hydro operation as a trial... and has since moved on to a project at Ceres in Melbourne...

     

    But the NZ venture attracted a backer... Ashley Berrysmith ... and the project is trying to continue...

     

    [url]http://210.48.94.12/~admin176/about-us.htm[/url]

     

    You can read a bit about it ....

     

    [url]http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/3397569/Fish-used-to-gr...[/url]

     

    They've run a couple of open days...

     

    [url]http://www.aquaponics.co.nz/news/news-articles/aquaponic-trial-site...[/url]

     

    Which got covered by TV... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3javGiL-dDc[/url]

     

    They discovered the problem that we share hear in OZ.... winter time means low feed rates... lower nutrients...

    Feb 4, 2012

  • RupertofOZ

    Hummm... seems the "aquaponics.co.nz" links are no longer working.. maybe the project has folded..

    Feb 4, 2012

  • Eoin Ross

    Some more research turns up information that makes things look a litle easier for the practice in NZ - this is more encouraging!

    http://www.aquaculture.govt.nz/
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    Other species still in the research or pre-commercial stages include eels, European perch, sea cucumbers, kina (Sea urchins - if I remeber rightly), rock lobsters, kingfish and hāpuka (a wreckfish species).

    A limited amount of freshwater farming occurs around silver carp, grass carp, freshwater crayfish, whitebait and warm-water prawns.
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    Feb 4, 2012

  • RupertofOZ

    eeEels are almost impossible to keep in tanks, or even ponds...

     

    European Perch is basically "carp"...

     

    Sea cucumbers, kina, lobstera, kingfish and hapuka... all require salt water...

     

    There's a place up near Huka Falls that has been farming the freshwater prawn for years... I'll find the link for you....

     

    But they need a constant water temperature of 24-28...

     

    There's a bloke, or was... around Raglan... that had sucessfully bred and reared "whitebait"...

    Feb 4, 2012

  • RupertofOZ

    Here's the freshwater prawn farm links...

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFIuBabdeiw&feature=player_embedded

     

    Some history...

     

    [http://www.hukaprawnpark.co.nz/history

     

    [http://geoheat.oit.edu/bulletin/bull16-4/art5.pdf

     

    Feb 4, 2012

  • RupertofOZ

    Correction... the European Perch (not carp)... Perca fluviatilis..  is known as Redfin here in OZ....

     

    And one of the fisheries institutes in NZ has successfully spawned/bred them... and is actually exporting the eggs...

    Feb 4, 2012

  • RupertofOZ

    Had to  find the link... Mahurangi Technical Institute

     

    http://www.mti.net.nz/research-a-consultancy-at-mti-mahurangi-techn...

     

    Smart people... give them a call....

     

    The Perch/Redfin... is banned in all but one state in Australia... and in NZ...  AFAIK...

    Feb 4, 2012