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NZ marine farm locations

New Zealand’s key aquaculture areas. Aquaculture of mussels predominantly happens in the Marlborough Sounds and the Coromandel/Hauraki Gulf area.

Rights: Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Published: 14 June 2013,Updated: 14 June 2013Size: 47.03 KB

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