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Council Supports Long Term Sustainability
Friday, 24 March 2006, 2:17 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry is very pleased with the Minister of Fisheries’ announcement on increasing rock lobster total allowable catch (TAC) for Otago and Southland yesterday, said New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen ... More >>
Government Fisheries Subsidies Proposal Positive
Monday, 20 March 2006, 3:14 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (SeaFIC) supports in principle the Government's proposal tabled at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to remove subsidies paid to support fishing," said Chief Executive Owen Symmans today. More >>
Industry Supports Crackdown on Illegal Fishing
Monday, 6 March 2006, 2:40 pm | Seafood Industry Council
“We support the Minister of Fisheries, Hon. Jim Anderton, in his participation in the global initiative to crackdown on illegal fishing,” said Owen Symmans, Chief Executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council, today. More >>
Oyster farms' international reputation endangered
Monday, 6 March 2006, 11:44 am | Seafood Industry Council
It is unacceptable that oyster farmers in Northland have again ‘lost out’ after authorities failed to notify them of a raw sewage spill in mid February says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans. More >>
Council in favour of protecting bio-diversity
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 5:12 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council supports 'the greatest marine bio-diversity protection proposal that has been presented in the world,' says Chief Executive Owen Symmans. The Deepwater Trawling companies group's proposal of Benthic Protection ... More >>
Massive Closures to Protect Bio-diversity Proposed
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 12:29 am | Seafood Industry Council
The seafood industry announced today a proposal to close off Benthic Protection Areas (BPAs) to bottom trawl fishing, said the managing director of Sanford Limited, Eric Barratt. Mr Barratt was speaking on behalf of the New Zealand companies involved ... More >>
Less than 10 percent of NZ's EEZ is bottom trawled
Monday, 13 February 2006, 1:17 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry has never denied that bottom trawling has some impact on the ocean floor, said Owen Symmans, Chief Executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council, today in response to Greenpeace claims. Within the EEZ less than 10% has ... More >>
Seafood industry welcomes RFMO meeting
Monday, 13 February 2006, 12:03 am | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand seafood industry welcomes the RFMO development meeting said Owen Symmans, Chief Executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council, today. More >>
NZ Seafood Industry welcomes carbon tax analysis
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 2:33 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council welcomes a cost benefit analysis of the plan to introduce carbon tax proposed by Peter Dunne of United Future. More >>
Eating Hoki is Sustainable
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 4:01 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Forest and Bird's 'Best Fish Guide' is nonsense and to advise consumers to avoid eating hoki is ridiculous, said Richard Cade today, Hoki Fishery Management Company CEO. More >>
Forest and Bird claims - "Absurd"
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 2:02 pm | Seafood Industry Council
"Absurd," was the response from NZ's Seafood Industry Council CEO, Owen Symmans today, describing the latest version of the Forest and Bird 'Best Fish Guide'. "New Zealand has a world-leading fisheries management system that sustains our fisheries and our ... More >>
21st century fishers funding 20th century injuries
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 5:41 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The Seafood Industry Council is opposed to the proposed increases to the residual claims portion of the ACC levies and recommends the government pays this cost. More >>
Seafood Industry Welcomes New Fisheries Minister
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 4:07 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The seafood industry welcomes the appointment of the Hon Jim Anderton as the new Minister of Fisheries says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans. More >>
NZ Seafood Industry Council Responds
Friday, 30 September 2005, 5:19 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council is pleased to see that the Minister's decisions reflect the importance of sharing the responsibility for sustainable management between the commercial, recreational and customary fisheries said New Zealand Seafood Industry ... More >>
Ward’s comments “shameful”, says Hoki Industry
Monday, 12 September 2005, 2:30 pm | Seafood Industry Council
Chief Executive Officer of the Hoki Fishery Management Company Richard Cade says he is ‘aghast’ at the comments made last week by Green Party MP Mike Ward and backed up by Labour MP Judith Tizard that is much better for people to be doing art on the ... More >>
Industry Responds to Govt Fishing Strategy
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 2:30 pm | Seafood Industry Council
"Ensuring a high industry involvement will be key to a successful development and ongoing implementation of any environmental management framework," New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Chief Executive Owen Symmans said in response to the launch ... More >>
Facing Fishing Facts
Friday, 24 June 2005, 4:32 pm | Seafood Industry Council
It is tempting indeed to accept oversimplified information - mis-information, an emotive plea or a single supposedly 'telling' image and not over work our brains with the more complex, but accurate facts. When assessed objectively it is clear ... More >>
Seafood Industry Welcomes Ministers Announcement
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 5:18 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand seafood industry welcomes the Minister of Fisheries announcement that Chile is to join with New Zealand and Australia in developing a regional fisheries management agreement, says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council chief executive Owen ... More >>
Greenpeace assault on a New Zealand fishing vessel
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 12:38 am | Seafood Industry Council
“Greenpeace’s assault on a New Zealand fishing vessel this week in the Tasman was dangerous and disgraceful. It is entirely appropriate that the Government considers what action it can take to protect New Zealanders legally going about their business ... More >>
Ad Hoc Imposition of Marine Reserves
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 2:12 pm | Seafood Industry Council
The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council, SeaFIC, has come out in support of recreational fishers who say their voice is being ignored by the Conservation Minister, who is steam-rolling through new Marine Reserve applications. More >>
