Pacific oysters being farmed on racks. The species is not native to New Zealand and was probably accidentally introduced. It grows faster than the rock oyster and is now the most widely farmed oyster in the world. Most oyster ventures in New Zealand are in Northland where there are lots of estuaries, or in the Marlborough Sounds.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 269, 1 August 1993, Unnumbered Page
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57Pacific oysters being farmed on racks. The species is not native to New Zealand and was probably accidentally introduced. It grows faster than the rock oyster and is now the most widely farmed oyster in the world. Most oyster ventures in New Zealand are in Northland where there are lots of estuaries, or in the Marlborough Sounds. Forest and Bird, Issue 269, 1 August 1993, Unnumbered Page
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