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Consultation On Catch Limits For Chatham Rise Orange Roughy Now Open
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 2:40 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
The consultation, which began today, is part of the regular fisheries sustainability review, which began with consultation on changes for other fish stocks last week. More >>
Fishery Officers Nab Pair With More Than 1800 Pāua
Friday, 27 June 2025, 4:15 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
While inspecting a vessel shortly after it landed at Titahi Bay on Tuesday afternoon, Fishery Officers discovered 1,863 pāua, which had already been shucked. The estimated retail value of the pāua is approximately $25,000. The case is still under investigation. More >>
Southland Commercial Fishers And Seller Fined $36,900 For Black-Market Seafood Sales
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 11:13 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Based on 2023 prices of $37 a dozen, the oysters were valued at more than $3,000. Bluff is the only wild oyster fishery in the world and selling fish illegally has a serious effect on sustainability, says Greg Forbes, Fisheries New Zealand District ... More >>
Entries For The Seafood Sustainability And Innovation Awards 2025 Are Open Now
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 4:02 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
A panel of independent judges, representing different parts of the seafood sector, will select finalists and winners across five categories. Finalists will be announced in August with an awards presentation at Parliament on 11 September 2025. More >>
Have Your Say On Proposed Catch Limits For Fisheries Across New Zealand
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9:19 am | Fisheries New Zealand
The public consultation, which began today, includes proposed changes for three blue cod stocks, snapper on the west coast of the South Island, and blue mackerel on the west coast of the North Island. More >>
Former Director Of Fishing Company Jailed For 16 Months Over Illegal Fishing
Monday, 23 June 2025, 10:11 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Glen Owen Wright (37) was sentenced in the Auckland District Court last week following a successful prosecution by FNZ. The sentencing marks the end of a long FNZ compliance investigation which included successful prosecutions of another company and individuals ... More >>
Work Of Voluntary Fishery Officers Crucial To Ensuring Plenty Of Fish For The Future
Monday, 16 June 2025, 10:41 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Honorary Fishery Officers (HFOs) contribute a minimum of 100 hours voluntary work a year to looking after recreational fishing areas. They're put through intensive training, wear a uniform, and have a warrant under the Fisheries Act. More >>
Under-Reporting Of Green Mussel Spat Costs Commercial Fisher More Than $104,000
Monday, 24 March 2025, 12:08 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Commercial fishers and Licenced Fish Receivers can only land what their quota rights or annual catch entitlement (ACE) entitles them to. Without quota rights or ACE, anything landed above their entitlement means a penalty, called deemed value, must ... More >>
Nelson Commercial Fisher Fined $34,000 Over Failure To Continuously Operate GPR Device
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 10:33 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Regulations require all commercial fishers to carry and use a geospatial positioning device which transmits data to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), showing a vessel’s location and enabling Fisheries New Zealand to compare the data with ... More >>
Fishery Officers To Inspect Blue Cod Catch During Marlborough Opening Weekend
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 10:53 am | Fisheries New Zealand
When catching blue cod, it is important to remember that along with the daily limit, they must be landed whole or gutted, unless the fish is eaten immediately aboard a boat. You cannot fillet blue cod and then claim it was the legal size. More >>
Fisheries NZ: Get the free rules app to keep your fishing legal
Monday, 16 December 2024, 5:30 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand reminds all recreational fishers to “know your rules this festive season” More >>
Have Your Say On Sustainability Measures For The Marlborough Sounds Blue Cod Fishery
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9:58 am | Fisheries New Zealand
“We’re considering a range of options and management tools to address overfishing and increase abundance of blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds,” says Emma Taylor, Director Fisheries Management. More >>
Poacher Fined $15,000 For Illegally Trading Fish
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:26 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Timothy William Frost (30) was sentenced in the North Shore District Court on two charges under the Fisheries Act for selling or attempting to sell recreationally caught fish, following a successful prosecution by the Ministry for Primary Industries. More >>
Fish Trading Company Fined $360,000, Employee Jailed For 3 Years, 7 Months For Buying And Selling Stolen Fish
Monday, 19 August 2024, 4:07 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
The amount of fish taken included 38,202 kilograms of snapper, 2,761 kilograms of kahawai and 1,760 kilograms of grey mullet. The total cash benefit to Sea World was approximately $348,304.03. More >>
Have Your Say On Catch Limits For Aotearoa’s Fisheries
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 11:25 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of Aotearoa’s fisheries as part of its regular sustainability reviews. More >>
Multiple Factors Highlighted In ‘Milky Fish’ Research
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:46 am | Fisheries New Zealand
An in-depth scientific report has found a mix of complex climate factors are likely causing Milky White Flesh Syndrome, says Fisheries New Zealand. More >>
Feedback Sought On Mitigation Measures For Data Transmission Cables
Monday, 24 June 2024, 5:52 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
This feedback will play a significant part in the decision to allow the use of data transmission cables or not,” says Fisheries New Zealand Director Fisheries Management, Emma Taylor. More >>
Volunteers Recognised For Contributing Thousands Of Hours Each Year Patrolling And Protecting Fisheries
Monday, 17 June 2024, 10:41 am | Fisheries New Zealand
The patrol work of about 200 volunteers is critical to keeping our fisheries sustainable and protected for future generations. More >>
Fish Dealer Fined $2000, Ordered To Do Community Work Over Inaccurate Sales Records
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:52 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
An Auckland fish dealer who failed to provide accurate sales records for the pāua he was purchasing has been fined $2000 and ordered to do 40 hours’ community work. During an inspection of records by Fishery Officers in October 2022, they found 51 ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Temporary Fishing Closures For The Hauraki Gulf
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 9:44 am | Fisheries New Zealand
The proposed closures cover Waiheke Island, Umupuia Beach near the Duder Regional Park, and the coastline of Te Mātā and Waipatukahu and, if approved, would prohibit the take of some shellfish species from these areas for two years, says Emma Taylor, ... More >>
