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Yachting New Zealand has made a submission to the EPA (Environmental Protection Authority) opposing New Zealand King Salmons (NZKS) plans to expand their operation in the Marlborough Sounds.
Read Yachting New Zealand’s submission on the proposal on the YNZ website here http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/CMSContent.aspx?PageID=36c3e92e-0328-4c3a-86b2-3af28aedef34.
NZKS have lodged resource consents for salmon farms and salmon farming at nine sites in the Marlborough Sounds. Eight sites are new, and one site – at White Horse Rock – currently has consent for a mussel farm. The eight new sites are in Pelorus Sound (four sites), Port Gore (one site), Queen Charlotte Sound (two sites) and Tory Channel (one site.
More information on the proposal (including maps of the sites) is available on the EPA website here.
On this page you will also find other submissions YNZ has made on various issues representing all members, yachties both racing and cruising and boaties. YNZ sees this as an important part of what we do; when it comes to issues like marine farms YNZ wants to ensure continued freedom of navigation in the coastal marine area and unimpeded access to sheltered bays for both enjoyment and safety.
