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New floats for mussel farms to be trialled © Provided by Radio New Zealand A mussel farm in Forsyth Bay in Pelorus Sound. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is putting money into developing more robust mussel floats, to allow the marine farms to be anchored further out to sea. Plastic mussel floats can occasionally come loose due to rough weather or sea conditions. (File image) Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal Between 500 and 1500 floats are lost from mussel farms at top of the South Island each year, costing at least $500,000 each year, according to data from the last 10 years. Plastic mussel floats can occasionally come loose due to rough weather or sea conditions.

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