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Recreational fishing survey
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 4:39 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Recreational fishing survey – coming to a boat ramp near you Over the summer, NIWA and Blue Water Marine Research staff will be interviewing recreational marine fishers returning to commonly used boat ramps to collect recreational catch information. ... More >>
Forensic first in fish investigation – big fine imposed
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 3:36 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
In a New Zealand first, the Ministry of Fisheries reported today that forensic paint sampling had been used to identify the location of a vessel where fish was illegally dumped. More >>
Honorary Fishery Officers rescue drowning boy
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 9:57 am | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries reported today that during the long weekend two Honorary Fishery Officers (HFOs) helped a nine-year-old Auckland boy who was drowning. More >>
summer education programme launched
Saturday, 15 October 2011, 10:44 am | Ministry of Fisheries
15 October 2011 Award-winning mobile fishing technology, summer education programme launched Launching the new public summer awareness campaign, “4 Million Guardians”, MAF Director General Wayne McNee tonight took the opportunity to congratulate the ... More >>
Submissions for Inquiry into Foreign Charter Fishing Ships
Friday, 14 October 2011, 4:19 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Media release from the Ministerial Panel inquiring into Foreign Charter Vessels for immediate release 14 October 2011 Submissions received by Inquiry into Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels The Ministerial Panel inquiring into Foreign Charter Vessels fishing ... More >>
Dolphin management measures announced
Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:59 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today announced the decision of Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley to allow amateur fishers to use set nets in a defined area at the top of the east coast of the South Island (ECSI). More >>
Oyang 75 leaves Port Lyttelton
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 4:55 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries reported today that the commercial fishing vessel Oyang 75 had sailed from Port Lyttelton. The vessel had been in port since 7 July 2011. Andrew Coleman, Deputy Director General Compliance and Response, said while the Oyang ... More >>
Waikato-Tainui take on joint fishery management
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 2:34 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
A new era in fisheries management starts on 22 September when regulations providing for joint government and iwi management of fishstocks in the lower Waikato River come into effect. The regulations enact the fisheries agreements of the Waikato-Tainui ... More >>
Fishers called on to follow the rules during RWC celebration
Friday, 9 September 2011, 4:01 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Media statement from the Ministry of Fisheries for immediate release 9 September 2011 Fishers called on to follow the rules during RWC celebrations The Ministry of Fisheries today called on recreational fishers to adhere to the fishing rules when ... More >>
Submissions Invited on Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:41 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
All interested parties are invited to lodge written submissions with the Ministerial Panel inquiring into Foreign Charter Vessels fishing in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone. More >>
West Coast mataitai reserves announced
Friday, 26 August 2011, 3:26 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today announced the approval of four mataitai reserves in areas along the West Coast of the South Island. The four reserves are located at Mussel Point, Ship Creek (Tauperikaka Point), Bruce Bay and Hunts Beach, totalling ... More >>
Paua poaching prison sentence upheld
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 12:16 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries reported today that the Court of Appeal had upheld a sentence of nine months’ imprisonment imposed on a Taranaki paua poacher by the District Court. More >>
Thieves get custodial sentences for big paua haul
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 4:30 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
A group of Wellington paua thieves has failed to heed the lessons from Operation PAID, the recently completed long running paua poaching operation where more than 50 offenders were convicted and given heavy sentences. More >>
Putting PAID to paua poaching
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 2:00 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today announced the culmination of one of the longest and most comprehensive paua poaching operations in New Zealand’s history. Operation PAID, standing for Paua and Illegal Divers, a two-year operation in Wellington and ... More >>
Dolphin management measures announced
Friday, 18 March 2011, 4:02 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today announced decisions flowing from a review of the closure of two areas to set net fishing. The review covered restrictions on fishing designed to manage the threats posed to the West Coast North Island (WCNI) Maui’s ... More >>
Record Sentences in Serious Fish Misreporting Case
Monday, 14 March 2011, 5:19 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today witnessed the conclusion in the District Court at Wellington of a lengthy operation involving extensive illegal commercial fishing. More >>
Two Men Jailed for Marine Reserve Offences
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 4:35 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Two Gisborne men have received prison sentences for illegally taking crayfish, kina and paua from an East Coast marine reserve. Bec Eden Gray , 36, received an eight week prison term yesterday in the Gisborne District court for taking protected marine ... More >>
A busy fishing summer with extremes of behaviour
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 4:31 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Capitalising on good weather and fishing conditions, recreational fishers everywhere have been enjoying a bumper season. The Ministry of Fisheries reports generally good behaviour from the majority of fishers, who are aware of, understand and follow the ... More >>
Northland paua poaching sting nabs 27 offenders
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 4:29 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Fishery Officers are continuing to patrol Northland beaches actively pursuing those who flout the fisheries laws. More >>
Police checkpoint uncovers large paua haul
Friday, 11 February 2011, 3:03 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries today reported a Hutt Valley police drink/drive checkpoint revealing more than is usually the case. At about 11 pm on Thursday 10 February, an SUV vehicle with four males inside returning from the Wairarapa was stopped at ... More >>
