Anatoki Salmon Explained

Anatoki Salmon is a salmon farm and restaurant business located in Golden Bay / Mohua, New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

Anatoki Salmon is located in Anatoki Valley, 7 kilometres from Tākaka.^[3] The property has a salmon farm where customers can catch their own fish, a petting zoo including tame eels and a mini-golf course.^[4]

When the current owners, Gerda and Jan Dissel, purchased the property in 2005, it was a commercial salmon farm producing for the wholesale market. The couple developed the farm into a recreational fishing operation.^[5] In 2013 there was a major flood which caused a landslide and the subsequent loss of nearly all the salmon. The site was closed for three months and new salmon smolt had to be purchased and grown.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Tessa . Patrick . Travel bites: Catch your lunch at Golden Bay's Anatoki Salmon . 2024-02-09 . Stuff.
2. Web site: Anatoki Salmon fishing & cafe . 2024-02-09 . Salmon fishing New Zealand . en-NZ.
3. Web site: 2017-06-02 . Anatoki Salmon Fishing – Catch It & Eat It – Nothing Fresher . 2024-02-09 . en-US.
4. Web site: Anatoki Salmon Takaka, New Zealand Attractions . 2024-02-09 . Lonely Planet . en.
5. Mosig . John . July–August 2008 . Salmon farm cultivates tourists . New Zealand Aquaculture . 24 . 6–7.
6. Web site: Baines . Quigley . James . Rob . August 2016 . The Social and Community Effects of Salmon Farming and Rearing .