The chairman of an Iwi fisheries forum has lashed out against a plan to relocate up to six salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds, reports stuff.co.nz.

The Ministry of Primary Industries plans to relocate five New Zealand King Salmon farms in Pelorus Sound and one salmon farm in Tory Channel, but Richard Bradley, chairman of Te Tau Ihu customary fisheries forum, said the plan was "not honorable."

The Maori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Act 2004 stated iwi were entitled to a 20 percent share of any new space available for aquaculture.

However,