Whiringa-a-nuku 2007
Issue 12b

  1. Why AFL?
  2. The Gift of the Whale: Inupiat hunting
  3. Balance needed in sharing fishing interest
  4. Only 11 iwi organisations left to mandate
  5. Shane Jones hangs up fisheries boots
  6. New Chair for AFL, Sealord
  7. Directors chosen for Te Ohu board
  8. East Coast Iwi celebrates AFL deal
  9. AFL lobster facility opens in Napier
  10. New Sealord CEO demonstrates passion for fishing
  11. Maori fisheries helps build new crab fishery
  12. Scholars embark on Japanese study trip
  13. Aquaculture analyst heads to Japan
  14. Directors for Trusts appointed
  15. North Island eel fishery cut
  16. Maori TV to show fishing documentary
  17. Forestry man for Maori fishing company
  18. Recovery of government costs discussed
  19. Fisheries Amendment Bill delayed further
  20. New role for AFL accountant
  21. New receptionist for Te Ohu Kaimoana
  22. Financial manager moves to US firm

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Aquaculture analyst heads to Japan

Te Ohu Kaimoana's senior policy analyst for aquaculture, Raina Meha, will spend up to three months in Japan this year studying the aquaculture business of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Limited (Nissui), which owns a half-share in Sealord Group Limited along with Aotearoa Fisheries Limited.

Raina Meha

This is the second time Raina has visited Japan after spending a short time there last year looking at snapper farming on Shikoku Island, southern Japan. This visit, however, Raina will be growing her skills in the farming of kingfish, which is done successfully in Kyushu.

Nissui will be training Raina in all facets of the aquaculture plant, including feeding, boating, making of fish products with the workers, delivery, etc. “Through this training programme, we hope that Raina will find the way to help develop aquaculture businesses for Maori people and New Zealand, ” a spokeperson for Nissui says.

Raina will spend two months at Kyushu and a further month at Nissui's head office in Tokyo.

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