Growth and mortality of the New Zealand abalone Haliotis iris Martyn 1784 cultured in offshore structures and fed artificial diets

By M A. Preece and P V. Mladenov - Comparisons of growth and mortality were made over 12 months for the New Zealand abalone Haliotis iris Martyn 1784 (blackfoot paua), fed two artificial diets (Coast Biologicals and Makara) and cultured in three offshore grow-out structures: barrel, cage (a novel structure designed specifically for this study) and tube.