Muriwhenua Aquaculture

Project summary

In stages, develop 9 shellfish farms for commercial and research purposes, including constructing and operating seabed, subsurface, and surface marine-farming infrastructure and associated marine safety and navigation infrastructure.

Project location

25,000 hectares (total) across 9 sites in the Northland coastal marine area:

• Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua

• Motuopao

• Murimoto

• Ōtaipango / Henderson Bay

• Te Kowhai Bay

• Houhora Bay

• Karikari Peninsula

• Kaimaumau East Beach

• Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe / Ninety Mile Beach.

Project listing application

Muriwhenua Aquaculture application – Ministry for the Environment website