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Max Mossler, Managing Editor of Sustainable Fisheries UW, shares a shortened version of his blog.

Dr Richard O'Driscoll, Chief Scientist – Fisheries at NIWA, shares his thoughts ahead of World Oceans Day.

Around 200 New Zealand fishers and fisher-adjacent people gathered in Christchurch this week for the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen Conference.…

Work has well and truly begun on Seafood New Zealand’s Conference for 2025 and we can now reveal the headline names that will be gracing the stage.

Collaboration is pointless and the time for talk has passed – so says Greenpeace. But who agrees with them?

If you watched 'Ocean' and didn’t know how commercial fishing is done in New Zealand, you might be depressed. We can make you feel better. 

When you think CSI, don’t think sunglasses and forensic scientists in Miami or LA. You should now be thinking about a new global standard in seafood…

Unfiltered thoughts from Rosa Edwards on her tenure as Seafood New Zealand's Inshore Fisheries Manager.

With just one day left before the Fisheries Reform consultation closes, we’re getting The Update out early and bringing in the big guns – commercial…

We're keeping up-to-date with tariff news. Plus an overview of how comprehensive and complex our pre-sail processes are these days.

Storm Stanley, Chair of the Pāua Industry Council, shares why the Fisheries reform is important for pāua and the future of all New Zealand fisheries. 

Lisa Futschek is the Chief Executive of Seafood New Zealand. In this week’s Update she reacts to some of the egregious misinformation being put into…