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For four generations, the Heberley family has called Arapaoa Island’s Okukari Bayhome. Situated at the mouth of the Tory Channel, this spot is about…

One of the best outcomes of the Blue Economy Innovation Summit, held recently in Nelson, has been the ripples of action that continue to emanate from…

This slightly shorter edition of The Update is coming to you earlier this week because tomorrow Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates the rising of the…

Over the past week there has been a fluttering of media activity around new fishing rules intended to help reduce seabird captures. From 1 October,…

New Seafood New Zealand CEO Lisa Futschek has only just got her feet under the desk, but she already has thoughts about the industry.

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New fishing rules for surface longline fishing announced by Fisheries New Zealand reflect what fishers, particularly those who fish in areas where…

For 20 years (and counting) I’ve been hooked on all things fisheries. As a marine biologist, it was of course the science that first appealed but it’s…

It all started with birds. Ministry for Primary Industries was presenting at the 66^th Conference of the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen…

How do you turn 250 into 31 million? Sadly we are not talking about dollars. Perhaps as good as money though is information and thanks to 250 New…

The world is looking a bit pinker this morning, perhaps you’re a little pinker yourself. That’s because today is Pink Shirt Day, a day where we come…

The Board of industry representative body Seafood New Zealand has appointed experienced diplomat and business leader Lisa Futschek as its new Chief…

Industry representative body Seafood New Zealand is announcing a change of CEO as it says goodbye to its leader of four years, Dr Jeremy Helson.