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Growing pāua

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Growing pāua

When farmed, these tiny animals reach a marketable size of 12 centimetres in three to four years.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Aquaculture – Industry developments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4766/growing-paua (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.