Paua is a delicacy, and can be sold for huge amounts. Thus, people wanting to get rich (or simply get enough for the family dinner at times).
Paua Shell has been well known of for over 1000 years, the first people to sight Paua would of been the New Zealand Maori when they arrived.
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.
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!
To stop people smuggling illegal amounts of Paua out of the country and to find hidden stashes at poachers homes and in vehicles.
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 plenty of pictures of Paua on the internet, just type "Paua" into Google's images section.
The people they supply, without them, no poaching.
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.