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Salmon for sale

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Salmon for sale

In 2005, Wellington fish markets were selling fresh gilled and gutted farmed salmon for $18.45 per kilogram. They are available year-round and are consistently of excellent quality.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Aquaculture – Salmon, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4753/salmon-for-sale (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.