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Fishery Officers Do Thousands Of Recreational Catch Inspections Throughout Summer – Overall Compliance 94%
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 11:45 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand Director of Fisheries Compliance Steve Ham says most problems people ran into with the rules - such as undersize or excess fish - when minor breaches were found, education was provided. More >>
Amateur Fishing Charter Company Fined $60,000 For Serving Recreational Catch To Paying Customers
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 12:47 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand Compliance Regional Manager South, Garreth Jay, says MPI received several complaints about charter vessel operators working in the Fiordland Marine Area, which included Fiordland Cruises Limited’s vessel Southern Secret. More >>
Know Your Local Fishing Rules This Summer Season
Monday, 22 December 2025, 11:24 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Along with the fishing rules app, recreational fishers are encouraged to ask their local fishery officer or pop into their local office. More >>
Fishery Officers Stepping Up Pressure On Fishers Who Break Set Net Rules
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 11:50 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand Regional Manager North, Andre Espinoza, says there are areas around the country that are closed or have restrictions on set netting and fishers need to know and understand this as part of their planning or face the cost. More >>
Taranaki Fishery Officers Catch Gatherers With Hundreds Of Pāua Taken From Closed Areas
Friday, 7 November 2025, 1:37 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
All of these fishers are likely to be prosecuted before the court, says Fisheries New Zealand District Manager, Aaron Mendoza. More >>
Former Commercial Fisher Fined $50,000 For Selling Seaweed Illegally
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 2:35 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Analysis of the seaweed found it to be Macrocystis pyrifera, which can be used for fertiliser and in some food products. More >>
Commercial Fisher Fined $15,000 For Trawling In Marine Reserve
Friday, 12 September 2025, 4:52 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
In addition to fishing in a marine reserve, Mr Scoles also failed to submit 27 out of 47 catch reports on time between March and May 2024. More >>
Fishery Officers Backed By Police Catch People With 422 Pāua
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 4:23 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fishery Officers had previously stopped the car yesterday afternoon and were attempting to inspect their catch when the driver of the car drove off, says Stuart Moore, Fisheries New Zealand District Manager Marlborough/Canterbury. More >>
Finalists Announced For The Seafood Sustainability And Innovation Awards
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 3:40 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
The finalists for this year’s awards include people and groups with projects ranging from reseeding initiatives and innovative fishing methods to new ways of transforming waste into value-added products. More >>
Have Your Say On Long-Term Management Of Two North Island Rock Lobster Fisheries
Monday, 11 August 2025, 1:42 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Proposals for the Hauraki Gulf/Bay of Plenty (CRA 2) and Wellington/Wairarapa (CRA 4) rock lobster fisheries would involve a higher volume of rock lobsters being maintained in the fishery over time. More >>
Christchurch Man Jailed For 18 Months For Poaching Sea Cucumbers
Friday, 8 August 2025, 1:23 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Jason Murray Nix (55) was also banned from all fishing for three years when he appeared for sentencing in the Christchurch District Court on two charges under the Fisheries Act yesterday (7 August 2025). More >>
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 >>
