Queen Charlotte College Aquaculture Academy acknowledges the generous support provided by a diverse group of companies, trusts and individuals:

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Facilitating the setting up of the Academy

EDAL
NZ Marine Farming Association

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Scholarship

NZ Marine Farming Association - annual scholarship

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Industry share farmers - provides share of profits to enable running of the Academy

Schwass Family Trust - crop proceeds & use of line space
Port Mussel Company - seeding, floating & harvesting crop
Sealord Shellfish - processing crops
Marlborough Mussel Company - proceeds from crop
Aotearoa Seafoods / Whakatu Corporation - donation & use of line space

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Industry supply companies - assist with farming

Southshore Marine - backbones, warps etc
Southern Ocean Rope - culture rope
Donaghys Ropes - culture rope
Quality Equipment - culture rope
Industrial Marine (1995) Ltd. - floats
Copac International - floats
Pelorus Moulders - floats
Sanfords South Island - use of line space and workplace training for students
Gills Concrete - anchor blocks
Port Mussel Company - seeding, floating and harvesting of crop and workplace training

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Barge construction and operation

McBride Boat Design - assist with barge design
Rapidcat Boat Builders - assist with barge construction
Oddies Marine - assist with purchasing of life jackets
TNL - transport of requirements
Survey Nelson - surveying of barge
Hydralift Cranes - lift barge onto transporter
Picton Earthworks - transport barge from Blenheim to Picton
Gregory Engineering - supply motor frame for barge
Resene Paints - supply paints for anti-foul lay-up
McManaway Marine - slipping & assist with anti-foul lay-up
Marlborough Marine - assist fitting up motor
Port Marlborough - berthage sponsorship
NZ Community Trust - funding for purchase of outboard motor

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Skippers - providing time to skipper the Barge

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Assistance with teaching programmes

SITO - assistance with training of teaching staff
NZ King Salmon - salmon for dissection purposes
Marlborough Mussel Company - workplace training of students
Aotearoa Seafoods / Wakatu Corporation - workplace training of students
Sanfords South Island -training for students
NZ King Salmon - salmon for dissection purposes and workplace training

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Other valued contributions

Windshear - student prize
Jill Schwass - donation Academy polo shirts

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Companies & organisations that have made their facilities available for Academy trips:

Burkhart Fisheries Limited
Aotearoa Seafoods Limited
Ormond Aquaculture Limited
Sanfords South Island, Havelock
Cawthron Institute
Marlborough Mussel Company
Port Mussel Company