Fishing for fun: Kiwi birthright in peril or a sector that needs reeling in?
Recreational fishing is anything but relaxing if some weekend warriors are to be believed.
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Big read: The fight for NZ's $6 billion catch
It's a key exporter, but is NZ's seafood industry steering the right course?
All have a say on fisheries plan
Fisheries NZ invites input to a new inshore fisheries plan.
NZ's biggest fishing company pins flat profit on climate change
Fishing company Sanford holds steady despite difficult financial year.
Comment: Destroying farmers and our planet
If we are to tackle this problem then we must do so in a united manner.
Bottom trawling 'beyond comprehension'
LegaSea has blasted bottom trawling as an indiscriminate fish harvesting process.
'Hugely significant': Court of Appeal rules in Motiti Island decision
The future of a controversial move to introduce a marine reserve has been decided on.
Fish being fed plastics in NZ pollution study
Scientists are learning about how microplastics affect fish – by feeding it to them.
Open ocean farming: Conservationists warn to tread carefully
Conservation groups support moves to expand marine farming offshore, but have warnings.
Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Council chairman asked to step down
Audit raised "serious concerns" about the organisation's governance.
Proposal could cut 30 jobs in small community
Result would be devastating for the community.
Monster marlin: First 'grander' of the year caught by Kiwi
"We didn't realise how big it was really until it hit the deck."
Govt's plan to save Hector's dolphin not enough – critics
Interim measures to reduce the number of Hector's dolphin won't be enough, experts say.
Local Focus: Whitebait numbers fritter away
Borrow pits rejuvenating the whitebait population. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Giant tuna catch off Hawke's Bay coast sells for $46,000
"Danielle" skipper Steve Harvey and crew hauled in a 230kg tuna last week.
What the? Clarke Gayford skins kingfish with his teeth
The question of why you would want to skin a fish this way remains unanswered.
Takitimu Seafoods boat brings in massive 230kg tuna off Hawke's Bay coast
This enormous fish could sell for $100,000 if the Japanese market is interested.
Bay of Plenty anglers wading into debate over fishing bill
Anglers say proposed legislation threatens the future of freshwater fishing in the Bay.
Snapper rising to the fisherman's bait in NZ's warmer oceans, as other species sink
In Auckland the fish casualties include tarakihi, gurnard, trevally, hapuku and john dory.
Five sea lions die in squid nets
Conservationists call for closure of commercial squid fishery after sea lions die
First marlin in two years caught off Hawke's Bay coast
Two-year drought broken in style, with reports another has been landed this afternoon.
Four-metre swells partially halts search for missing fishermen
A helicopter will continue searching by air.
Fisherman shows off monster catch
The kingfish so big you'll have to see to believe it was caught.
Comment: Government is choking NZ King Salmon with red tape
Investment specialist Mark Fowler argues that Government isn't helping the business.
Fisheries calls for input on rock lobster changes
Fisheries New Zealand wants people to have their say on proposed rule changes.
Wellington divers discover giant squid on beach
A monster from the sea has washed up near Wellington, we're not squidding!
Open season for our threatened whitebait
Whitebaiting is about more than catching fish. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
MPI challenges on biosecurity oyster compo issue
MPI says payments for oyster farmers' biosecurity compensation claims aren't a given.
AOS raid, evidence in sewer and cash seized: case slammed
MPI found to have 'ignored the law' and was 'high-handed', say judges.
Net value - Could salmon be king in NZ?
Could king salmon become "as big as dairy" for New Zealand? Pattrick Smellie investigates.
Hawke's Bay skippers endorse industry code of conduct
CEO of Sea Food NZ says code of conduct meeting was well received in Napier last week.
Fishing industry open to cameras, but there's a catch
Vessel operators say no issue with cameras but who pays and where does the data go?
Unsustainable: Companies dumping and under-reporting catches
Fisheries report casts doubt on industry claims that hoki is being fished sustainably.
'Code of conduct' seeks to reinforce promises made
Northland skippers are the latest to back a NZ industry wide fisheries code of conduct.