Supporting the sustainable growth of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry.
Aquaculture
Supporting the sustainable growth of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry.
New facilities at Northland Marine Research Centre
Our dedicated team and facilities can conduct research and work with commercial clients to design and manage marine operations that optimise sustainable aquaculture production and meets high environmental and quality certification standards.
Feature: Getting the taste for kingfish
28 July 2020
This award-winning kingfish sashimi dish is creating quite a splash – but it doesn’t come from the sea. We look at NIWA’s latest aquaculture success story and the new opportunities it’s on path to deliver.
The King of the Fish
29 April 2020
Before fish Alvin Setiawan studied weta and penguins. These days he’s never far from the kingfish tanks at NIWA’s Northland Marine Research Centre at Bream Bay.
The wonderful world of algae
NIWA is working on macroalgae and microalgae with a wide range of stakeholders, government agencies, current clients and potential partners.
Header photo: Kingfish at Bream Bay aquaculture park. [Michael Cunningham]