Gary Hooper: Aquaculture NZ CEO on the Government's financial boost for salmon farming

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Mar 3, 2025 · 4m · transcript

The Government's sinking just under $12 million into salmon farming.

The five-year aquaculture investment will increase production and drive-up exports.

It's estimating the extra support will create an additional $500 million of exports by 2035.

Aquaculture New Zealand Chief Executive Gary Hooper told Andrew Dickens that's a conservative figure.

He says when everything is up and running, there will be up-to 60-million tonnes worth of exports annually – pushing a billion dollars in value.

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