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Sea life under New Zealand King Salmon s Te Pangu farm.
New Zealand s largest salmon farmer has pulled its request to extend a farm into colder waters, saying it wants to “do right” by Marlborough. New Zealand King Salmon asked the Marlborough District Council in 2018 to extend a farm further into the waters of Te Pangu Bay, in Kura te Au/Tory Channel, and harvest an extra 250 tonnes of king salmon a year. It estimated this would add $1.1 million to New Zealand s GDP. The company was struggling with high numbers of fish deaths at farms in the Marlborough Sounds and hoped a site with faster currents and cooler waters would prevent this happening in the future.