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Tagged pāua

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Tagged pāua

Scientists in New Zealand are investigating whether pāua populations can be re-established in the wild. Here, Dr Len Tong holds two tagged adult pāua which are about to be transferred to a new coastal site to see how well they grow.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1984/2160/15

by Ross Giblin

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Maggy Wassilieff, Aquaculture – Industry developments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4767/tagged-paua (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.