Paua has mostly only 2 "enemies" one being obviously human and the other is a star fish. The star fish has a unique way of attacking the Paua, it attaches its self to the outer part of the shell and starts to bite a hole through the shells surface. The paua decides it's being attacked and releases its self from its rock to try and relocate.......that is when the star fish grabs the Paua and can turn it over for consumption.
Paua Fritters are a combination of flour, egg and minced Paua.
There are only 3 species that can be directly called Paua. Silver Paua, Virgin Paua and normal Paua (though they can all be split into sub species).
e whai ahau he Paua ' literally means 'I have a Paua!
Your average adult Paua can possible nibble through about 1kg of Paua in a day, of course the larger the Paua the healthier the appetite.
There is 3 variations of Paua in New Zealand. The Standard Yellow or black foot, then a slightly smaller Silver Paua, and down in size again to what is called a Virgin Paua (or sometimes called Baby Paua.
There is plenty of pictures of Paua on the internet, just type "Paua" into Google's images section.
Are you wanting to know if the Paua are on the move or are you wishing to move Paua within NZ. Most Paua Beds have been in much the same places for many centuries.
Paua Scientific name is Haliotis iris, Haliotis australis-
The Paua has existed for several millions of years.
Paua as a species has been existing on Planet earth for millions of years. Paua by its self can live for about 30 years.
Paua Eats mostly seaweed and seemingly most vegetation in the sea. What eats the Paua: Apart from man there is also a large Starfish that attacks and eats the Paua as well.
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