Another orange roughy success story
Friday 22 September 2017
An orange roughy fishery south of Stewart Island has been given the green light to reopen after 19 years.
Aquaculture still fighting for social license -...
Friday 22 September 2017
The aquaculture industry still has a social licence battle to win, Environment Minister Nick Smith told the sector's annual conference in Nelson...
Marine protection claims misleading
Friday 15 September 2017
The claim by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that ‘less than one percent of Aotearoa’s oceans are fully protected’ is being displayed on billboards around...
Auckland University still pushing shonky research...
Friday 8 September 2017
Auckland University academics renewed their efforts this week to discredit the Quota Management System that underpins the country’s commercial...
Long-term vision key for a prosperous paua...
Friday 1 September 2017
The Stewart Island paua fishery is in such good heart, the Ministry for Primary Industries stock assessment pointed to a possible catch increase.
MPI must suspend IEMRS or risk failure
Friday 25 August 2017
Frustration is building around obvious flaws in the rushed introduction of new monitoring technology across the fishing fleet.
Talley’s skipjack tuna gets tick of sustainability
Friday 18 August 2017
New Zealand's main skipjack tuna purse seine fishery has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as being sustainably managed.