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When most of the public don’t differentiate between where mussels and monkfish come from, how can fishing and aquaculture learn from each other and…

Living every day under a modus operandi to ‘get fishers back out fishing, fast’, while reducing as much waste as possible, makes Josh Donker a happy…

Three surface longline fishers have gotten involved in a unique gear innovation project to prevent accidental capture of seabirds.

Bob McAuliffe, 82, is a Māwhera Greymouth-based photographer who has made a name for himself documenting the many fishing vessels navigating the…

This week is the first of the 2024/25 fishing year. Not everyone is happy about the latest sustainability round decisions, but can they be?

CEO Lisa Futschek has been in Nelson, where several big themes have emerged, including the urgent need for change to enable our sector to thrive.

In this week’s The Update, we’re reflecting on the Seafood Directions Conference in Hobart, which took place 10-12 September. The event brought…

We clear up some confusion over whether we are taking full advantage of free trade agreements and give you an update on some of the changes we’re…

Seafood New Zealand and Aquaculture New Zealand have been working closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to understand the…

Keith Mawson from Egmont Seafoods in New Plymouth, has been fishing on the North Island’s West Coast for well over 30 years. This week he shares his…

This week the University of Auckland released a study into labelling and claims on fish and seafood products in New Zealand supermarkets.

The study…

Why should we care about sustainability? It is expensive, difficult and sometimes hard to understand. This week’s The Update looks at what we’re up…