CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL NEWS
Action in the industry
SCALLOPS ANYONE? New Zealand produces scallop spat
8 VICTORIAN HATCHERY PRODUCES FLAT OYSTERS 9
CHALLENGES FOR NORWEGIAN AQUACULTURE Their Auditor General reports
10 OCEAN LAW Impact of 'Plan Change 4' on aquaculture
11 FOOD SAFETY NZ achieves food science gold
12 ACROSS THE DITCH Market choices
13 BUSINESS MENTOR Keeping it going in tough times
15 GEODUCK AQUACULTURE ON THE HORIZON
GEODUCK ON THE HORIZON
FOR NORWEGIAN AQUACULTURE
CHALLENGES ISSUE 50 ■ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 $5.00 SCALLOP SPAT PEARLS OF
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FROM MUSSEL HATCHERY TO FLAT OYSTERS
THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF NEW ZEALAND AQUACULTURE
ON THE COVER: Scallop brood stock
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EDITOR: Keith Ingram
ISSN 1176-5402 ISSN 1176-8657 (web)
An informative journal for the aquaculture industry
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