Man who poached 4600 crayfish for ‘sprawling’ black market ring jailed
Crayfish poacher apologised after abusing customary permit system.
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The great chase: Big game fishermen descend on West Coast town
Anglers take to the sea hunting giant bluefin tuna.
Whitebait ban: Trust says priorities delayed rāhui decision
The trust had been in talks over the ban since April.
Bottom trawling ban for Hauraki Gulf to be unveiled by Govt
Scientists have long warned about overfishing and pollution in the Gulf.
Net loss: Double rāhui for Hawke's Bay whitebait ahead of season opening
A whitebait ban is in place - and a stalwart is not happy with the timing.
Eighteen albatrosses snagged by surface longline fishing
Calls for stricter mitigation methods 'everywhere, all the time'.
Revealed: Second rare Hector's dolphin killed as fishing bycatch in two months
The Green Party is calling for stronger protection measures.
Buried lead cables less risky than DIY, health expert says
Kiwis making bullets, sinkers, doing up old homes face lead poison risks.
New machine learning tool spots black petrels hooked in fishing lines 30 times faster than humans can
So far this year, eight black petrel captures have been reported by commercial fishers.
Man's $68k black market crayfish rort: 'I'd like to apologise to all my people'
John Nohotima falsely applied for customary permits to take thousands of koura from sea.
Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’
Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.
DoC ups licence fees on ‘world's finest trout fishing’
The department is increasing fees for trout fishing sites that are among the world's best.
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.
Sanford to sell inshore fishing business
Salmon powers up country's biggest seafood company performance.
Seabed mining inquiry causes controversy
A select committee inquiry will investigate seabed mining regulations in NZ waters.
Fishing contest ready to ride waves
The competition launches from the Castlecliff slipway on Saturday and Sunday.
Iwi-owned Takitimu Seafoods to close
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business is shutting down, affecting 33 staff.
Public submissions on temporary fishery closure sought by MPI
Depleting fishery resources prompt customary owners to request temporary closure.
Northland crayfish limits cut for recreational and commercial fishers
Reductions to commercial and recreational crayfish limits come in to effect in Northland.
'Something desperately wrong': Milky flesh suggests snapper may be starving
'My gut feeling... they’re not healthy, there’s something desperately wrong.'
NZ King Salmon back in black after big loss
A big turnaround in the second half put NZ King Salmon back in the black for the year.
NZ fishing companies employing Russian crews despite sanctions
CEO said Sealord needed to employ Russians because one of its vessels was Russian-built.
'Freaked out': Poacher caught with 250 pāua fled fisheries officers by running into the sea
Pāua poacher sprung at checkpoint fled into the sea with suitcases of shellfish.
Further biodiversity and environmental protection work needed in Gulf Plan
Fisheries plan needs to consider impacts of climate change, says regional council.
Sensitive fishing data to be kept from public at appeal hearing
Data on fishing in fragile marine area in the South Island to remain confidential.
Rāhui banning blackfoot pāua take from Pōrangahau reef in place
Concerns have been raised about depleted stock of kaimoana for the community.
US court halts imports of fish caught in Māui dolphin habitat
Recent estimates show just 48 to 64 individual dolphins over the age of one remain.
Bluff company fined $40k, banned from fishing for pāua
Permanent forfeiture of the vessel to be decided through Civil Court.
Salmon declining as water warms in Dunedin
Catching salmon in Otago Harbour is likely coming to an end.
Caught out: Pair pinged over blue cod plunder
Fishermen fined, boat forfeited after pair lie about why they had more fish than allowed.
Catch of the day: MPI snares skipper and boat in marine reserve
Fishing vessel tows net for 11km through marine reserve.