New Zealand’s Paua Fishery is managed by strict quota that allow only a set amount of paua to be caught each year.
Even then, the only permitted method of harvesting is by “free-diving” without underwater breathing apparatus. Paua occur in the exposed, rougher waters off New Zealand’s rocky coastline, at a depth of between one and fifteen metres.
New Zealand’s diverse marine life and the growing populations of marine mammals means that there is an ever present danger of great white shark attacks in certain areas - so paua diving is certainly not for the faint hearted.
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