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Giant kōkopu eggs develop at Mahurangi Technical Institute in Warkworth, 17 days after being fertilised. The institute has developed breeding techniques to the point that commercial farming is now a reality. Paul Decker, aquaculture manager at Mahurangi, says that of the three kōkopu species, the giant kōkopu was the best choice for farming due to its long life and fecundity—a female can live for 20 years and produce tens of thousands of eggs with each spawning.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 136 November-December 2015
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/medium-rare/
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Giant kōkopu eggs develop at Mahurangi Technical Institute in Warkworth, 17 days after being fertilised. The institute has developed breeding techniques to the point that commercial farming is now a reality. Paul Decker, aquaculture manager at Mahurangi, says that of the three kōkopu species, the giant kōkopu was the best choice for farming due to its long life and fecundity—a female can live for 20 years and produce tens of thousands of eggs with each spawning.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 136 November-December 2015<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2015.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/medium-rare/