Andrea AlfaroA Bluff paua farm, could evolve into an aquaculture facility for education, research and development. A five-year memorandum of understanding has been signed by Bluff Ltd, which owns the Ocean Beach site, and Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Bluff Ltd chief scientist and AUT marine biologist Prof Andrea Alfaro said it was a growing industry. More than 500,000 juvenile paua are growing and the farm is on target to produce its first major harvest in 2023. Prof Alfaro said it was about re-igniting the history and roots of the area.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 29, 2020 15:33 UTC