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March 1, 2023

Climate Action Week Marlborough

Climate Action Week Marlborough has been designed to create awareness, develop our Marlborough business community's knowledge by embracing education, and take action towards creating a low carbon emissions, highly productive, and thriving community, no matter what stage of the journey you are at.We know that it takes a village to create change, so the launch of Climate Action Week in February 2023 brings together A collective of individuals who are passionate about living in a climate posit...

January 30, 2023

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September 2, 2022

Floats...

Anyone who has been in and around the Marine Farming industry for any period will know how much of a challenge floats can be. Floats are needed to hold up mussel farms, and as the crop gets heavier more floats are added to the lines to keep the crop from ending up on the seafloor. Floats are also used for navigational purposes, if you have been out in the Marlborough/Tasman area you will note that we use both black and orange floats, the black ones do most of the work, while the orange floats ma...

July 31, 2022

Clamp Float

Link to the installation video:  Clamp_Float.mp4 (dropbox.com)     ...

July 30, 2022

Congratulations! Silver for Talley's.

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July 20, 2022

June 2022 Newsletter

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July 1, 2022

Draft_APEC Best Prac Guide 14-07-21 v3

This is the Draft baseline report written by Tim Huntington from Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management and Joan Drinkwin from Natural Resource Consultants with financial support from the Ocean Conservancy and the support of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative. Draft Report: Managing Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear and Aquaculture Equipment in the APEC Region - Best Practice Guide.We welcome your feedback and questions, if you have any....

May 26, 2022

REMINDER...

Applications for the MFA Contestable Fund close 31 May 2022.Do you have an idea that may help the aquaculture industry & need some seed funding to get it off the ground..?Get your applications in now!To apply, see our website: Scholarships & Funding | Marine Farming Association Incorporated #aquaculturenz #continuousimprovement #innovation #mfanz #marinefarming#GreenshellMussels #oysters #NZKingSalmon #research #engineering #endlesspossibili...

May 17, 2022

Mussel App - Update May 2022

This was probably the busiest month we had so far. We're super excited about the progress of our mobile app. For those new to the newsletter, our web app offers a range of functionality for the Operation Manager to oversee everything that happens on the farm. Our mobile app offers the ability for skippers to insert the data on a phone or tablet (often without access to the internet) including seeding, harvest and assessments, photos and float positions, and most importantly communicate with othe...

May 16, 2022

Year 13 Statistics

On Thursday last week, the Marine Farming Association in conjunction with Sanford Limited jumped into a Year 13 Stats class at Marlborough Girls' College to provide a practical statistics workshop - how is statistics used in the work environment. Matt from Sanford started off by telling the students about two different formats that the green shell mussel is sold in - half shell and powder. The students were told the optimal size for the half shell market was the medium mussel (85mm - 100mm in le...

May 10, 2022

2022 - Kids on boats

Last week, the Marine Farming Association in conjunction with the Nelson Regional Development Agency (NRDA) have once again had a great time on the water with the students of the Tasman region showcasing Aquaculture in the Croisilles with a hands on approach. The students visited a mussel & oyster farm and had industry experts on board to answer questions about various industry roles; science & research, skippering & deck hand, farming, innovation and business/administration. The experts spoke o...

May 9, 2022

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May 2, 2022

Mussel App - Update April 2022

Happy Easter update We are super excited to announce our latest update. We migrated all beta testers to the new format so feel free to test new functionality. With growing interest, we're limiting the number of beta users at the moment. We have great feedback from the current users and an exciting plan to build a new functionality in the next few weeks - an estimation of tonnes currently in the water. With that in mind, if you'd like to join the waiting list for beta testing email us at: ...

April 20, 2022

Ever wanted to throw Grant Boyd out of a plane???

Well now’s your chance!A message from Grant...I’m taking part in Drop for Youth Marlborough 2022 – a fundraiser for a local charity close tomy heart, the Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough.I’ve been a mentor in their programmes for over five years, and a supporter for about a decade. (If you want to know more about this great cause, you can check out their video here:www.bit.ly/IntroducingGDFM Previously I’ve kayaked the Cook Strait to raise money for them, this year I’m plummeting...

April 5, 2022

Government invests in Te Huata Mussel Spat Hatchery

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March 25, 2022

February 2022 Newsletter

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March 1, 2022

Congratulations! Gold for Marlborough Oysters.

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