Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Ministry of Fisheries for InfoPages here.
Ministry of Fisheries - Latest News [Page 6]
Gisborne man sentenced for plundering crayfish
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 2:39 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
An unemployed Gisborne man Harry Junior Sadlier, 34 from Anaura Bay, was convicted and sentenced to 250 hours community work for possessing 28 crayfish, of which 6 were undersize, at Gisborne District Court on 2 Feb 09. More >>
Whangamata lobster poacher loses boat, fined $380
Monday, 2 February 2009, 2:59 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
A Whangamata man caught taking illegal quantities of rock lobster (crayfish) has been ordered to pay $3820 in fines and court costs and has had his 4.4m Aluminium boat, 40hp outboard and 11 lobster pots forfeited to the Crown. More >>
Squid fishers congratulated
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 11:26 am | Ministry of Fisheries
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley and Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive Wayne McNee have today congratulated the squid fishing industry on their responsible approach to today’s announcement by the Department of Conservation of a 30% fall in the ... More >>
Vehicles seized in paua poaching bust
Monday, 26 January 2009, 10:26 am | Ministry of Fisheries
Members of a Canterbury paua poaching ring have had their vehicles seized by the Ministry of Fisheries after fishery officers busted the group with more than 500 undersized paua allegedly destined for the black market. More >>
Calls to MFish 0800 4 POACHER hotline rise by 38%
Friday, 23 January 2009, 11:59 am | Ministry of Fisheries
The number of phone calls to the MFish 0800 4 POACHER hotline rose by 38% in December 2008. The hotline is a dedicated line allowing the New Zealand public to report suspicious or illegal fishing activity around the country. More >>
More than 27,000 inspections during 2008
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 10:08 am | Ministry of Fisheries
Fishery officers have been congratulated for their dedication and hard work during 2008 which has proved to be a real deterrent to fishers breaking fisheries rules. During 2008 fishery officers carried out around 25,000 recreational fisher inspections. ... More >>
Ministry of Fisheries Photography Competition
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:31 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries nationwide photography competition was launched today, Monday 22 December, and we’re calling for your best shots! More >>
‘Why We Fish’ survey taking place
Monday, 15 December 2008, 11:51 am | Ministry of Fisheries
The first phase of a survey on recreational fishing in the Marlborough Sounds started on Saturday, 6 December. The ‘Why We Fish’ survey is being run by the Cawthron Institute to help understand what recreational fishers in the Marlborough Sounds ... More >>
Dedicated fishery officer to patrol Kaikoura
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 4:47 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Fishery officer Mark Green will work full-time in Kaikoura until March 2009, patrolling the Kaikoura coast and checking for fishing compliance. This is the first dedicated fishery officer in Kaikoura for some time. More >>
Gisborne man eats evidence
Friday, 7 November 2008, 9:37 am | Ministry of Fisheries
A Gisborne man’s vehicle has been forfeit to the Crown after he ignored a Ministry of Fisheries check-point and later consumed his illegal paua catch in an effort to hide the evidence. More >>
Crayfish Poacher Caught In Whangamata Estuary
Friday, 31 October 2008, 11:30 am | Ministry of Fisheries
A Whangamata man suspected of taking illegal quantities of rock lobster (crayfish) has been caught by fishery officers and is likely to face prosecution. More >>
Latest figures on status of NZ fish stocks
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 3:40 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The latest statistics on the status of New Zealand fish stocks have just been published in the Ministry of Fisheries’ Annual Report, says Ministry Chief Executive Wayne McNee. More >>
‘Operartion Island’ leaves poachers stranded
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 4:20 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
An Auckland takeaway bar owner has been fined $4410, and forfeit of a car, in the Auckland District Court today, 24th September 2008, after she was convicted of handling and selling illegal kina and rock lobster, supplied to her by a husband and wife ... More >>
Beach patrol traps toheroa trio
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 10:43 am | Ministry of Fisheries
Three Northland men were sentenced this week in the Dargaville and Kaikohe District Courts after being caught by fishery officers with 320 toheroa. More >>
Wife loses husband’s Benz in cockle plunder
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 12:04 am | Ministry of Fisheries
An Auckland housewife had her husband’s $70,000 Mercedes Benz forfeited and was ordered to pay almost $1,000 in fines yesterday after being caught with more than 14 times the daily limit of cockles earlier this year. More >>
Blue cod stocks research shows a dramatic decline
Monday, 15 September 2008, 2:01 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Ministry of Fisheries Marlborough Sounds blue cod stocks research shows a dramatic decline More >>
Fisheries responds to Forest and Bird campaign
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 5:47 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
“Forest and Bird’s shark finning campaign is not particularly relevant to New Zealand” Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive, Wayne McNee, said today. More >>
Finger waving Gisborne man loses car
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 4:01 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Failing to stop for a Fishery Officer has cost a Gisborne man his car and a $1,000 fine. More >>
Tangata whenua involvement in fisheries management
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 1:59 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
The Ministry of Fisheries has released a discussion paper on improving the processes for working with tangata whenua on fisheries management. More >>
Stiff sentence passed in fish dumping case
Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:31 pm | Ministry of Fisheries
Nelson based fisherman Lee Craig Harding was sentenced in the Nelson District court today on charges relating to illegally discarding catches of southern blue whiting (‘dumping’) during a trip in 2004 and the deliberate mis-reporting of that catch. More >>
