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Most New Zealanders think it’s illegal
Friday, 1 November 2019, 4:06 pm | LegaSea
Bottom trawling is an indiscriminate fish harvesting process, capturing all in its path and scraping vital marine growth off the seabed. The damage is unseen as it’s underwater and out of sight. The environmental impacts from the agricultural sector ... More >>
Kiwis want tarakihi fishing quota cut significantly
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 4:50 pm | LegaSea
Seventy percent of New Zealanders want the commercial fishing quota for tarakihi cut dramatically to help the country’s fish and chips favourite to recover, a new survey has revealed. The survey conducted by Horizon Research for LegaSea, a not-for-profit ... More >>
Fish n chip favourite in danger
Friday, 27 September 2019, 4:40 pm | LegaSea
A ten per cent cut to commercial catch limits of tarakihi will not be enough to save the species from its depleted state, says LegaSea. More >>
Madness of trying to manage fisheries with property rights
Thursday, 18 July 2019, 1:32 pm | LegaSea
The Quota Management System has short-changed fish, mana whenua and the public since it was established in 1986. More >>
Minister fails his fishery
Monday, 24 September 2018, 10:03 am | LegaSea
The recreational fishing lobby group LegaSea is bitterly disappointed the Minister of Fisheries has deferred making decisive cuts to commercial catches of tarakihi on New Zealand’s east coast for at least another year. In October Stuart Nash will ... More >>
What more proof is needed before government acts?
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 2:16 pm | LegaSea
We’ve seen the Heron Report on failures in our fishing industry, the Achilles and Hippocamp reports paint a devastating picture of the Ministry of Primary Industries working hand in glove with industry to avoid accountability, more recently we’ve ... More >>
EDS’s Voices from the Sea is a wake-up call for industry
Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 1:24 pm | LegaSea
The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has written a compelling tale of the destruction being wrought on our seas and fisheries and this must be a call to arms for the government. More >>
Recreation Fishers Welcome Minister’s Actions on CRA 2
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 9:10 am | LegaSea
LegaSea and the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council welcome the decision by the Minister of Fisheries Stuart Nash to reduce the allowable catch for crayfish in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty, known as the CRA 2 region. More >>
Fisheries review needs to be prioritised
Monday, 5 February 2018, 9:21 am | LegaSea
Fisheries review needs to be prioritised Crayfish stocks are in crisis and recreational fishers are calling for an independent review of the fisheries management system. More >>
LegaSea Welcomes New Portfolio to Fix Fisheries Management
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 9:34 am | LegaSea
LegaSea welcomes the creation of a new separate portfolio for Fisheries and wishes the new Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, good luck as he tackles what has become a highly contentious portfolio. More >>
Calls Grow For Inquiry Into Fisheries Mismanagement
Monday, 4 September 2017, 9:37 am | LegaSea
Four political parties have joined LegaSea and the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council’s call for an inquiry into the state of New Zealand’s fisheries management practices. More >>
Crayfish region is on life support
Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 12:38 pm | LegaSea
Despite overwhelming evidence that the CRA2 fishery, off Auckland’s east coast and Bay of Plenty, is in critical condition, the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy says there’s no problem and he has no intention of doing anything about ... More >>
Environmental Warriors Battling for Our Future
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 9:58 am | LegaSea
Pirates illegally fishing in Pacific waters have been busted and fined almost a million dollars after taking more than a hundred tonnes of southern bluefin tuna. Two Chinese flagged vessels were involved in this case, which experts suspect is just a drop ... More >>
LegaSea congratulates Team New Zealand
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 9:03 am | LegaSea
It’s with great delight that LegaSea congratulates its partner organisation, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, on the Team New Zealand win this morning in the America’s Cup. More >>
LegaSea launches FishCare at Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 11:44 am | LegaSea
For over 60 years the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show has been the biggest and most popular boat show in the country so it was the obvious place for LegaSea to launch its FishCare programme to the public. More >>
LegaSea renews calls for a full inquiry into MPI activity
Friday, 14 April 2017, 8:18 pm | LegaSea
When the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) failed to prosecute industrial fishing boat captains for dumping catch it blamed legal advice for the decision. More >>
Crayfish survey defies Ministry spin
Monday, 20 March 2017, 11:59 am | LegaSea
A landmark survey of people who pot and dive for crayfish on the northeast coast between Pakiri and East Cape defies Ministry for Primary Industries’ assurances that the fishery is doing well. More than three quarters (78.6%) of the 822 survey ... More >>
Crayfish mismanagement needs to be urgently addressed
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 9:28 am | LegaSea
LegaSea and the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council have responded strongly to proposals from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) relating to the future management of three rock lobster fisheries around the coast from East Cape to Wellington and ... More >>
NZ public loses faith in the fisheries management
Friday, 18 November 2016, 1:35 pm | LegaSea
Far from having a “world leading” fisheries management system, nearly 70% of those surveyed in a new nationwide study believe an independent inquiry into the Quota Management System (QMS) is warranted. Only 5% felt it was not. More >>
LegaSea calls for a Commission of Inquiry into fisheries
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 9:28 am | LegaSea
Leaked documents show the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been aware of widespread fish dumping for years yet not acted to prosecute the offending commercial fishers. These papers highlight deeply rooted problems with the management of fisheries. ... More >>
