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New Zealand marine farm locations

NZ marine farm locations map - key aquaculture areas.

Location of the major aquaculture areas around Aotearoa New Zealand and the percentage of annual production for key species per area. The black stars indicate the position of large offshore sites.

Map adapted from New Zealand Marine Farmers Association and Aquaculture New Zealand. Percentages presented in figures do not consider land-based aquaculture production.

Image and abstract from: Stenton-Dozey, J. M. E., Heath, P., Ren, J. S., & Zamora, L. N. (2021). New Zealand aquaculture industry: research, opportunities and constraints for integrative multitrophic farming. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 55(2), 265–285.

Rights:  Jeanie Stenton-Dozey, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Published: 14 June 2013Updated: 28 April 2026Size: 840.34 KB
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