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Members Of Black Market Cray Fish Poaching Ring Sentenced To Home Detention, Community Work
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 4:13 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Members of an East Coast black market crayfish poaching ring, which netted thousands of dollars in illegal sales, have been sentenced to home detention and community work. The sentences, made in the Whakatane District Court on March 22, ... More >>
Coromandel Scallop Fishery To Remain Closed
Friday, 17 March 2023, 11:11 am | Fisheries New Zealand
The Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. Most of the Coromandel scallop fishery and all of the Northland scallop fishery were closed in 2021 due to sustainability concerns, ... More >>
New Zealand Joins International Alliance To Support Global Efforts To Combat Illegal Fishing
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 11:08 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Aotearoa New Zealand has joined an international alliance to further support the global fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The IUU Fishing Action Alliance, launched by the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada ... More >>
Entries Are Open For The 2023 Seafood Sustainability Awards
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:39 am | Fisheries New Zealand
New Zealanders doing the hard mahi to ensure the sustainability of our fisheries and aquaculture should put their hands up for the Seafood Sustainability Awards, says Dan Bolger, Deputy Director-General Fisheries New Zealand. The Seafood Sustainability ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Proposed Catch Limits For Northland Rock Lobster
Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 11:08 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed catch limits and settings for the Northland rock lobster fishery, known as CRA 1. Acting Deputy Director-General for Fisheries New Zealand, Mat Bartholomew, says the proposals form ... More >>
Careful Fish Handling Can Help Support Sustainable Fisheries
Friday, 9 December 2022, 10:37 am | Fisheries New Zealand
New information on the survival rates of snapper that are caught, then released, could help fishers save hundreds of thousands of fish per year and help sustain their fishery. A research project, commissioned by Fisheries New Zealand and undertaken ... More >>
Southland Fishing Company Fined $40,000, Skipper Fined $12,000, Banned From Pāua Fishing For 3 Years
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 4:53 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
A Southland fishing company and its skipper have been fined a total of $52,000, along with a 3-year ban from pāua fishing. Cando Fishing Limited and Campbell David McManaway (59) were sentenced in the Invercargill District Court on multiple charges ... More >>
Call For Feedback On Options To Reopening Kaikōura’s Pāua Fishery
Monday, 31 October 2022, 6:05 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposals to reopen the Kaikōura pāua fishery. Acting Director Fisheries Management, Allen Frazer says using the best available science and information, the proposals take a precautionary ... More >>
Commercial Fishing Company Fined $12,500 And Skipper Gets 40 Hours Community Work For Fishing In Marine Reserve
Friday, 14 October 2022, 9:36 am | Fisheries New Zealand
A commercial fishing company has been fined $12,500 and the skipper of its vessel ordered to do 40 hours community work, for fishing in a Marine Reserve. Pursuit Fishing Limited and Nathan Marc Thomas (46) were sentenced in the Westport District Court ... More >>
Fishing Company And Master Fined $71,500 For Trawling In Protected Area
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 1:23 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Amaltal Fishing Co Limited, along with the master of its fishing vessel, the Amaltal Apollo, have been a total of $71,500 for trawling in a protected area. The fishing company and vessel master were each convicted of 14 charges of breaching the conditions ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Action Plan To Protect Sharks
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 10:42 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback on a new plan of action for the conservation of sharks. The draft National Plan of Action Sharks 2022 (NPOA-Sharks 2022) sets out directions for the conservation, management, ... More >>
Voluntary Work Can Lead To New Career As Fishery Officer
Monday, 20 June 2022, 9:42 am | Fisheries New Zealand
The Ministry for Primary Industries’ national network of Honorary Fishery Officers (HFOs) are among the thousands of volunteers being honoured as part of National Volunteers Week , which is this week. HFOs were first introduced in Auckland in 1967 as a way ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Changes To Fisheries Settings For Sustainability
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 1:18 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of fisheries as part of its twice-yearly sustainability review. "This is our regular review cycle for the fishing year beginning 1 October ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Proposed Catch Limits And Settings For East Coast Tarakihi
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 1:32 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed changes to catch limits and settings for New Zealand’s East Coast tarakihi stocks. "Tarakihi is a popular fish and a favourite for many New Zealanders. The proposed reductions ... More >>
Survey Results Confirm Pāua A Popular Catch At Kaikōura
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 5:00 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Results of a new survey show the popularity of pāua amongst the recreational fishers at Kaikōura’s coastline over the summer. The Kaikōura coastline opened to pāua fishing for a limited season from 1 December to 28 February, after being closed for ... More >>
Kaikōura Pāua Season Comes To A Close
Monday, 28 February 2022, 11:06 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Pāua gathering will no longer be allowed on the Kaikōura coastline from midnight tonight, Monday 28 February, as Kaikoura’s three-month pāua gathering season ends. The fishery reopened on 1 December for a limited season after having been closed ... More >>
Fisheries New Zealand Reminding Fishers To Download The NZ Fishing Rules App
Monday, 21 December 2020, 10:40 am | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is kicking off a campaign to encourage fishers to know, and follow, the rules in their area this summer. Acting National Manager Fisheries Compliance, Garreth Jay says his team is expecting an influx of fishers over the coming months ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Rock Lobster (crayfish) Catch Limits For 2021
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 2:27 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposals to ensure the sustainability of rock lobster populations across a number of New Zealand’s fisheries. The proposals were developed by National Rock Lobster Management Group, ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Fisheries Sustainability Measures
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 2:23 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other measures across a range of fisheries as part of the 2021 April sustainability round. Director Fisheries Management Emma Taylor says the consultation is part of ... More >>
Improving Outcomes For Seabirds Through Automated Reporting
Friday, 19 June 2020, 1:36 pm | Fisheries New Zealand
EARS solution gets buy-in from Fisheries New Zealand With an average wing-span of over 3m, the Antipodean Albatross is one of the world’s most spectacular, but critically endangered birds. One of the main catalysts for their waning population is by-catch ... More >>
