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High seas fishing measures will be costly
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 5:17 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The interim measures are crude, will limit fishing opportunities in the high seas near New Zealand and will be costly, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen Symmans. More >>
Council supports safety at sea initiatives
Friday, 18 April 2008, 2:56 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The release of the Report 06-204, fishing vessel Kotuku capsized, Foveaux Straight, 13 May 2006, highlights the need for vigilance and compliance with regulations established to prevent accidents at sea, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive ... More >>
83% agree with current Maui's dolphin protections
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 5:01 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Most New Zealanders will be very pleased to know that the critically endangered Maui’s Dolphin is already protected within its main habitat range, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans. More >>
83% agree with current dolphin protections
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 4:52 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Most New Zealanders will be very pleased to know that the critically endangered Maui’s Dolphin is already protected within its main habitat range, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans. More >>
FTA with China opens opportunities for seafood
Monday, 7 April 2008, 4:26 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The signing of a FTA (free trade agreement) with China today will create further market development opportunities for the New Zealand seafood industry, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s general manager of trade, Alastair Macfarlane. More >>
Industry committed to managing by catch risks
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 5:18 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The accidental capture of a number of common dolphins by trawl fishing in December last year is regrettable, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council's chief executive, Owen Symmans. More >>
High dollar and Govt spending wrecking business
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 3:25 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The rising New Zealand dollar and big spending by Government is causing huge financial losses for the industry and the country, says the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s chief executive Owen Symmans. “It’s an appalling situation for export-dependent ... More >>
Industry committed to cutting seabird deaths
Friday, 22 February 2008, 2:24 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Incentive based measures have proven to be far more successful than prescriptive regulation processes, says Deepwater Group Limited chief executive George Clement, and blanket regulations are not the best option. More >>
Industry still has concerns over MPA process
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 4:01 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The proposed process for establishing MPAs (marine protected areas) is of concern to the seafood industry, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s chief executive, Owen Symmans. More >>
High dollar impacting on seafood returns
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 4:43 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The high New Zealand dollar is putting financial pressure on the seafood industry and New Zealand’s economy, says the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s Chief Executive, Owen Symmans. More >>
High dollar impacting on seafood returns
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 4:36 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The high New Zealand dollar is putting financial pressure on the seafood industry and New Zealand’s economy, says the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s Chief Executive, Owen Symmans. More >>
Seafood industry committed to sustainability
Friday, 1 February 2008, 1:26 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand seafood industry supports sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans in response to the government’s State of the Environment Report 2007. Sustaining ... More >>
Industry wants careful consideration on dolphins
Friday, 30 November 2007, 3:42 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The seafood industry is pleased that the Fisheries and Conservation Ministers' have announced that more time is required before final decisions are made on the Maui's and Hector's Dolphin Threat Management Plan, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council ... More >>
Facts needed in dolphin proposals
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 9:56 am | Seafood Industry Council
The fishing industry is at a loss to understand why sweeping closures of New Zealand’s coastline to fishing have been proposed to protect Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins when there is no evidence to support the need, New Zealand Seafood Industry Council ... More >>
Seafood Industry: Minister’s decisions a mixed bag
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 3:22 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council sees the changes as a ‘mixed bag’ says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Acting Chief Executive Alastair Macfarlane in response to Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton’s announced sustainability measures ... More >>
Minister’s decisions a mixed bag, says Industry
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:59 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council sees the changes as a ‘mixed bag’ says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Acting Chief Executive Alastair Macfarlane in response to Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton’s announced sustainability measures ... More >>
Sustainable hoki fishery ‘Great for New Zealand’
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 4:54 pm | Seafood Industry Council
‘Great for New Zealand’ is how the Deepwater Group of fishing companies describes the re-certification of the Hoki fishery by the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) , said the group’s Chief Executive George Clement. More >>
No evidence to justify Minister's proposals
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 10:21 am | Seafood Industry Council
Fishermen and regional New Zealand communities will suffer serious economic loss if the Marine Mammal Sanctuaries proposed by the Minister of Conservation go ahead, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen Symmans. “The evidence ... More >>
No evidence to justify Minister's proposals
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 9:28 am | Seafood Industry Council
Fishermen and regional New Zealand communities will suffer serious economic loss if the Marine Mammal Sanctuaries proposed by the Minister of Conservation go ahead, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen Symmans. “The evidence ... More >>
Get our helium-filled Kiwi dollar back to earth
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 12:30 am | Seafood Industry Council
“The seafood industry is appealing to the government to rescue New Zealand’s food producing economy which is at severe risk with the dollar worth close to US80 cents,” said Alastair Macfarlane, General Manager of the Seafood Industry Council. More >>
