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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…

If you find yourself in Nelson and in need of a bit of inspiration, as well as the walks, the wine and the fabulous seafood, we recommend you request…

We got an enquiry from a journalist this week that got us thinking about SLEDs (Sea Lion Exclusion Devices).  

We’ve talked about SLEDs in The Update

The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries is asking us to contribute to New Zealand’s export-led recovery by delivering quality sustainable seafood to New…

This is a tale of two fishers – commercial fisher Rick Burch and recreational fisher Wayne Bicknell.

It's been a tough week for news related to commercial, and it hasn’t felt like a fair one for those who are across the facts related to two stories –…

Sixteen months ago, New Zealand seafood producers faced an immediate ban on exports of nine species of fish to the United States. The ban was a result…

It’s been a warm and pleasant summer for most of New Zealand, but do you remember how different it felt this time last year?

I write this just having returned from "Seafood Saturday" in Nelson. An event that celebrates all things seafood. Obviously seafood is a very large…

You might think we go on a bit about science here at Seafood NZ but it's critical to what we do.

Science helps us to show the power and potential of…

Maintaining the health, safety and wellbeing of the people in the commercial fishing industry is a top priority here in Aotearoa and has been for some…

There has been a lot of opinions shared of late about new Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Shane Jones – he’s too close to industry, he’s…