The Ministry for Primary Industries is beginning to reveal the extent of the ex-gratia payments to be made to fishers and licensed fish receivers affected by the decisions around the Hector’s and
The catch reconstruction report headed by Dr Glenn Simmons is a highly politicised document that has been embraced by environmental NGOs and the Labour and Green parties in an attempt to embarrass
The paua industry on the Chatham Islands are celebrating the recent approval by Minister of Fisheries Stuart Nash of the Chatham Islands Paua (PAU4) Fisheries Plan.
The successful conviction today in the Wellington District Court of a commercial fisherman for under reporting shellfish catches has been commended by Seafood NZ.
In the world of New Zealand seafood, aquaculture, it must be said, has always been the teacher’s favourite. Mostly well behaved and destined for a bright and limitless future. The one kid who is
Submissions closed last Sunday on the most significant changes to New Zealand fishing law proposed in 30 years, but industry is still far from agreement on the final form of those changes.