Story: Trout and salmon

Big Glory Bay salmon farm

Big Glory Bay salmon farm

The first sea-cage salmon farm was established in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island, in 1983. Salmon are raised in large cages suspended in the sea and linked by floating walkways.

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Carl Walrond, 'Trout and salmon - Chinook salmon', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/19616/big-glory-bay-salmon-farm (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Nov 2008