Listen Now: 
February 25, 2016
NZ taking Tiaki on sustainable catch tech
Waatea Team
Posted On February 25, 2016
Maori fisheries settlement companies Aotearoa Fisheries and Sealord along with Sanford and the Ministry for Primary Industries have launched Tiaki, a seafood category for fish caught with the new Precision Seafood Harvesting technology.
The new nets developed by Nelson-based crown institute Plant & Food Research can deliver fish to the deck in pristine condition, which means they can attract a premium.
Undersized or unintended catch can be returned to the sea with a much higher survivability rate.
Customers who buy fish with the Tiaki label will be able to use a phone app to see where and how their fish was caught.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says precision seafood harvesting has cost the industry and government $48 million to develop, but it will enhance New Zealand’s reputation as a producer of premium, high quality, sustainable products.
The programme is expected to deliver around $44 million in economic benefits a year by 2025.
Tiaki-branded fish will be available in limited quantities for the new Zealand market later this year.
Copyright © 2016, UMA Broadcasting Ltd: www.waateanews.com
RELATED NEWS
