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Seafood New Zealand
Seafood New Zealand’s primarily focus is deepwater and inshore wild capture fisheries, but works closely with other sectors to ensure a thriving and sustainable seafood sector that is valued by New Zealanders and our trading partners.
New Zealand's seafood industry plays a key role in the country's economy, contributing around $2 billion in export earnings and employing more than 16,500 people, who provide New Zealand and the world with high quality, nutritious and great tasting seafood.
The seafood industry is committed to providing high quality careers in local communities through our sustainable and innovative provision of safe seafood.
Seafood New Zealand - Latest News [Page 2]
Innovation Award Goes To Seafood Industry Trail Blazer
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 6:45 pm | Seafood New Zealand
A seafood industry award for innovation has gone to a man who has been a trail blazer in innovation. Greg Summerton of Okain’s Bay Seafood in Lyttleton is the recipient of the 2022 Future Development Innovations Award. The winner was announced tonight ... More >>
Ground-breaking Technology Focus Of Seafood Conference
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 1:57 pm | Seafood New Zealand
The seafood industry is in Nelson for its conference this week. The conference, which was cancelled last year in Nelson because of Covid-19, will see close to 300 delegates in the city for up to three days. The conference, which is being held at ... More >>
$20 Million Win For New Zealand Seafood Secured In EU-NZ FTA
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:16 am | Seafood New Zealand
Negotiations on a New Zealand, European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded in the early hours of this morning and New Zealand seafood is set to gain $20 million in tariff reductions. Almost all fish and seafood will have an immediate tariff elimination ... More >>
Chatham Island Seafood Company Takes Out Supreme Honour At Awards
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 9:54 am | Seafood New Zealand
Chatham Island Food Co took out the Supreme Award at the Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards in Auckland last night. In the six-year history of the awards, it is the first time seafood has taken out the top honours. Seafood ... More >>
Details Needed On Cameras On Vessels Announcement
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 4:29 pm | Seafood New Zealand
In response to Minister David Parker’s announcement on 25 May about the national roll-out of cameras on commercial inshore fishing vessels, Seafood New Zealand (SNZ) Chief Executive Jeremy Helson says the most important questions still remain unanswered. ... More >>
Are Ministers Ignoring Advice That May Save Maui Dolphins?
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:30 am | Seafood New Zealand
Has advice on saving the critically endangered Maui dolphin been ignored by both the Conservation and Oceans and Fisheries Ministers? The New Zealand Conservation Authority (NZCA) is a national statutory body that exists to offer strategic and ... More >>
Report Finds New Zealand Fisheries Highly Sustainable
Monday, 11 April 2022, 3:09 pm | Seafood New Zealand
Government research continues to show that New Zealand’s fisheries are highly sustainable and fish stocks are healthy, with 94% of catch coming from stocks with no sustainability risks. The remainder have formal plans in place to increase fish ... More >>
New Zealand Fishers Call For Fact-based Decisions On Trawling
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 6:35 am | Seafood New Zealand
New Zealand deepwater fishing representatives say a petition by eNGOs delivered to Parliament’s environment select committee today calling for a ban on trawling seamounts is misinformed. Deepwater Group CEO George Clement says: “It’s frustrating ... More >>
Seafood Industry Welcomes Ministerial Inquiry Into Migrant Labour
Friday, 2 July 2021, 12:51 pm | Seafood New Zealand
The seafood industry welcomes the Ministerial Inquiry into the Use and Allocation of Migrant Labour in the Seafood Sector. Oceans and Fisheries Minister, David Parker, announced the Inquiry today and released its terms of reference. The ... More >>
Seafood Industry Welcomes Report From PM’s Chief Science Advisor
Monday, 22 March 2021, 6:00 pm | Seafood New Zealand
Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Dr Jeremy Helson has welcomed a report into New Zealand’s fisheries management. The report, The future of commercial fishing in Aotearoa New Zealand , was released today. The Prime Minister’s Chief Science ... More >>
Black Petrel Captures Reported
Friday, 5 March 2021, 4:10 pm | Seafood New Zealand
A small family fishing company has self-reported the capture of 18 endangered black petrels and two flesh-footed shearwaters over a six-day period in the past week. Each time a capture occurred, the vessel moved its fishing over 30 kilometres in ... More >>
Pregnant Women Now Able To Eat More Fish Species – Research
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 9:58 am | Seafood New Zealand
Research conducted by New Zealand Food Safety into the mercury levels of fish species has allowed the advice to pregnant woman to be updated and the findings have opened up a whole new array of fish that is quite safe for pregnant women to consume. Previously, ... More >>
Seafood Industry Honours Its People In A Challenging Year
Friday, 2 October 2020, 3:20 pm | Seafood New Zealand
As New Zealand dealt with COVID-19, the seafood industry continued to provide the country with seafood as an essential service. While those who go above and beyond in the industry are normally acknowledged at the Seafood New Zealand conference, ... More >>
Seafood Industry Celebrated At The Seafood Sustainability Awards
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 10:24 am | Seafood New Zealand
The big winner at last night’s Seafood Sustainability Awards was a man who has spent almost 20 years working to protect seabirds and marine mammals in the commercial fishing industry. The awards, held for the first time at parliament last night, were ... More >>
Focus On Primary Industry Job Growth Welcomed By Seafood Industry
Monday, 27 July 2020, 9:43 am | Seafood New Zealand
The launch today of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) new website on jobs is welcomed by the seafood industry. The Opportunities Grow Here website was launched by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and aims to encourage New Zealanders ... More >>
Jeremy Helson Named New Chief Executive Of Seafood New Zealand
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 4:12 pm | Seafood New Zealand
Dr Jeremy Helson has been appointed chief executive of Seafood New Zealand. Seafood New Zealand executive chairman, Craig Ellison, said Helson, current chief executive of Fisheries Inshore New Zealand, was a natural choice for the position. “Jeremy ... More >>
Court confirms councils can't overrule fisheries management
Monday, 4 November 2019, 5:49 pm | Seafood New Zealand
In an Appeal Court judgment issued today, it was determined that regional councils are precluded from undertaking actions for Fisheries Act purposes. More >>
Seafood industry welcomes NZ-China FTA upgrade
Monday, 4 November 2019, 5:41 pm | Seafood New Zealand
Trade Minister David Parker’s announcement this evening of a successful upgrade of the NZ-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by the seafood industry. More >>
Seafood Industry Welcomes Our Marine Environment Report
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 2:33 pm | Seafood New Zealand
That is according to the Our Marine Environment 2019 report, jointly prepared by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ, released in Wellington today. More >>
FishServe welcome Kerry Prendergast to the Board
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 9:24 am | Seafood New Zealand
Dame Kerry Prendergast is to join the Board of FishServe, a privately-owned company that provides administrative support to the commercial fishing industry. More >>
