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$20 million lost for every one cent rise
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 12:57 am | Seafood Industry Council
Failure to address the overvalued dollar effectively is causing huge financial losses for the industry and the country, says the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s General Manager Trade Alastair Macfarlane More >>
Seafood Industry Energy-Efficiency Savvy
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 9:04 am | Seafood Industry Council
"The GDP value of fishing is based on raw materials and not the final, value-added product, which makes the ratio overstated in terms of energy efficiency," says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council. More >>
Seafood Industry does not condone entitlements
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 10:47 am | Seafood Industry Council
“The New Zealand seafood industry does not condone fishermen using the deeming system to catch over and above their quota entitlement,” says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council. More >>
Industry does not condone fishing over quota
Friday, 15 June 2007, 9:48 am | Seafood Industry Council
“The New Zealand seafood industry does not condone fishermen using the deeming system to catch over and above their quota entitlement,” says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council. More >>
NZ Seafood Industry Council applauds bold move
Wednesday, 4 April 2007, 3:00 pm | Seafood Industry Council
“The BPAs (benthic protection areas) are the largest marine conservation area in the world and represent a bold move to protect seabed habitats, says the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s chief executive Owen Symmans. More >>
Around two million NZers buying seafood every week
Monday, 2 April 2007, 5:01 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Findings from a Colmar Brunton survey of the general public commissioned by the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council show that almost half the population are having seafood for dinner at least once a week, says the Council’s chief executive Owen ... More >>
Recreational fishing survey supports common sense
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:48 am | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand seafood industry has released the findings of a Colmar Brunton public opinion survey which shows that New Zealanders eat fish regularly, and favour a common sense and fair-minded approach to managing shared fisheries, says Owen Symmans, New ... More >>
Survey on recreational fishing
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:08 am | Seafood Industry Council
Survey on recreational fishing supports common sense and fairness, says NZ Seafood Industry Council More >>
Kahawai Decision
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:17 pm | Seafood Industry Council
“The seafood industry will be giving further consideration to the decision in order to assess every implication of the judgement,” said Owen Symmans, chief executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. More >>
Industry Focused on Shared Fisheries Solutions
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 12:26 am | Seafood Industry Council
Practical alternatives to the Government's Shared Fisheries proposals that will enhance New Zealand's sustainable fisheries management framework were revealed today by the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. More >>
NZ Seafood Industry shares Maori concerns
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 5:32 pm | Seafood Industry Council
"We share Maori concerns about the government's shared fisheries proposals," said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans today. "Maori are a significant commercial participant in the seafood industry. They have openly stated ... More >>
Seafood businesses feeling pinch
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 5:16 pm | Seafood Industry Council
"High interest rates and the exchange rate are eroding the profitability of the seafood sector," says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. More >>
Seafood Industry Council says sentence proves QMS
Friday, 2 February 2007, 1:23 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council says the jail sentence for a fisherman for thieving fish is totally justified. More >>
Seafood industry keen to work with govt
Friday, 26 January 2007, 4:35 pm | Seafood Industry Council
"We are looking forward to working with the government to find long-term solutions to address threats to seabirds in the surface longline fisheries," said chief executive Owen Symmans, in response to the Minister of Fisheries interim restrictions on the ... More >>
Fisheries Act ‘Ambiguity’ a Whale of a Red Herring
Friday, 8 December 2006, 3:41 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The Government’s announcement that the Fisheries Act is to be amended has dismayed the New Zealand seafood industry. More >>
Fisheries Act Amendments a Surprise
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 4:55 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The Minister of Fisheries announcement of the government’s intention to change the 1996 Fisheries Act has ‘come out of the blue’, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen Symmans. More >>
Minister taking "practical approach"
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 4:17 pm | Seafood Industry Council
“We are pleased the Minister of Fisheries is now proposing a range of more practical measures to reduce the accidental hooking of seabirds, rather than closing the surface longline fishery for 3 months as an emergency measure,” said Owen Symmans, chief ... More >>
Minister appears to be taking practical approach
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 11:21 am | Seafood Industry Council
“We are pleased the Minister of Fisheries is now proposing a range of more practical measures to reduce the accidental hooking of seabirds, rather than closing the surface longline fishery for 3 months as an emergency measure,” said Owen Symmans, chief ... More >>
Fishery shouldn’t be punished for one bad apple
Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 9:23 am | Seafood Industry Council
“Its a pity the actions of one charter vessel may potentially severly restrict the tuna swordfish fishery,” said Owen Symmans, chief executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council in response to the Ministry of Fisheries’ proposal of ... More >>
Seafood industry concerned by albatross deaths
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 5:16 pm | Seafood Industry Council
“We support the Minister’s investigation into allegations of albatross deaths in association with the swordfish fishery,” said Owen Symmans, chief executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. “The industry is always concerned ... More >>
