Swimmers, boaties muscle out Marlborough mussel farms in prime recreational spots
10 Jan, 2021 01:58 AM
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There are about 590 marine farms in Marlborough. Photo / Chloe Ranford, LDR
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By Chloe Ranford, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to free up prime swim spots in the Marlborough Sounds could force mussel farms further from shore.
Marine farmers will need to leave another swimming pool s worth of space between their farms and the shoreline under the region s new aquaculture rules, in what one report estimates will cost up to $3000 a farm.
The change is one of several proposed under the region s new aquaculture chapter, released in November, almost a year after the rest of the Marlborough District Council s new environment plan was published.
CHLOE RANFORD/LDR
The final chapter in Marlborough s new environment plan was released last month, almost a year after the rest.
Plans to free up prime swim spots in the Marlborough Sounds could force mussel farms further from shore. Marine farmers will need to leave another swimming pool’s worth of space between their farms and the shoreline under the region s new aquaculture rules, in what one report estimates will cost up to $3000 a farm. The change is one of several proposed under the region’s new aquaculture chapter, released in November, almost a year after the rest of the Marlborough District Council’s new environment plan was published.