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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 >>
Have Your Say On Proposals To Help Address Kina Barrens
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:01 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on two proposed measures to help address kina barrens and rebalance local ecosystems. The proposals include a new special permit for targeted culling, harvest, or translocation of kina and long-spined sea ... More >>
Hector’s Dolphin Capture Triggers Actions
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 12:41 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
A single Hector’s dolphin caught in a fishing net off the Otago peninsula has triggered actions designed to provide further protection from fishing activity. "As a nationally vulnerable species, the loss of any Hector’s dolphin is extremely ... More >>
Group Of Fishers Fined $10,500 For Possession Of Over Nine Times Combined Snapper Limit
Friday, 6 October 2023, 10:51 am | Fisheries New Zealand
A group of recreational fishers caught with a total of 348 fish, including more than nine times their collective daily limit for snapper, has been fined $10,500. The five fishers – Tai ah You (46), Laupagigi Tupua Siliva (69), Lameta Kasiano ... More >>
Catch Limit Changes For 10 Fish Stocks In Regular Sustainability Review
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 11:13 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Catch limits and allowances across a range of fisheries will change from 1 October 2023 as part of Fisheries New Zealand’s regular sustainability review. The changes are part of a 6-month cycle of catch limit reviews conducted by Fisheries New Zealand, ... More >>
Poacher Who Sold 4,664 Crayfish Valued At Nearly $300,000 Sentenced To Over Two Years In Prison
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:19 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
A Wairoa man who poached crayfish that had a commercial value of nearly $300,000 has been jailed for two years and two and a half months. John Nohotima (60) was today sentenced in the Wairoa District Court on one representative charge for the offending ... More >>
More Than 20 Fishing Vessels Inspected During New Zealand-led South Pacific Fisheries Patrol
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:06 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries compliance officers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, France, and the United States have detected nearly 40 alleged breaches of high seas rules during a major South Pacific patrol. Called Operation Nasse, the fisheries patrol covered ... More >>
Feedback Sought On A Draft Plan For Wairarapa’s Commercial Pāua Fishery
Monday, 26 June 2023, 3:17 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Pāua Fisheries Plan for the commercial pāua fishery along the Wairarapa coast within the PAU 2 quota management area. Fisheries New Zealand’s acting Director Fisheries Management, ... More >>
Nelson fishing company, skipper & first mate fined nearly $70K for failing to assess & weigh coral when bottom trawling
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 5:06 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
A Nelson fishing company, skipper and first mate have been fined a total of $69,750 for failing to assess and report coral caught in their net when bottom trawling on the high seas in the South Pacific. Westfleet Fishing Limited was fined $56,250, ... More >>
Have Your Say On Sustainability Measures For Aotearoa’s Fisheries
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 1:39 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Tini a Tangaroa Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fisheries as part of its twice-yearly sustainability review. "Every six months we review ... More >>
