Plans to expand salmon fishing and push it further out into the open ocean have moved forward after the Government announced a cash injection into the aquaculture sector.

The Government will invest $11.72 million in salmon farming over five years, as part of a $29.3 million programme led by Salmon King.

Salmon King CEO Carl Carrington says their product is in demand all over the world - and there's room for the sector to boost exports.

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