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Seafood

2025 Nuffield NZ Scholar - Jon Pemberton

Jon Pemberton

New Zealand needs institutional reform—independent science, cost-sharing, sector-neutral regulation, and resourced catchment groups—to close the gap between its clean farming identity and reality.

Emily Clark

The aim of this report is to assist New Zealand aquaculture shellfish processors in determining what third-party certification is best for their operations based on current industry practices, consumer opinions, by providing an overview of the most prevalent third-party certifications.
Breen Cowie

Breen Cowie

This business concept works to research the potential outcome of starting and operating a successful low-tech, small scale specialty mushroom farm in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a short overview of a new business venture idea that will be further expanded into a business plan once the concept has proved probable.

Nigel Woodhead

New Zealand produces enough premium quality, safe food to feed approximately 40 million people (McCready, Tim. July 19th 2018).  It could safely be assumed then that accessing such amazing quality food in the region or even country of production would be an easy ask.  This is not always the case. Currently New Zealand’s economy is … Read more

Andy Elliot

Listen to the podcast Download the report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjsXqQykm-s&list=PL_FGrpOWrfXvXSGWBr9pj48LJHnXeZeJ5&index=4 The challenge that Aotearoa-New Zealand faces is finding balance between retaining and restoring our environment, whilst achieving social and economic benefit. This is not just our challenge; it is a response to a global call for better outcomes for our planet and us. This report is targeted … Read more

Davey, Stuart

What is it that requires fish to be farmed? Is it the need for food? Is it the need to protect the wild fish stocks? Or is it because it makes economic sense? This report gives an insight into how where and why fish are farmed. Most of the earth is being farmed to potential … Read more

Bird, John

Fish and their products are a large export earner for New Zealand, and an employment opportunity for many people. Also the sea and its fruits are a part of Kiwi “culture”. It is a resource that is reliant on itself to survive, with little input from us who take from it. The fishing industry has … Read more