Ocean rescue still underway for man who fell overboard from commercial fishing vessel.

Call to end whitebait sales to help alleviate pressure on the struggling native fishes.

Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says overfishing of hoki is "totally unacceptable".

Labour and NZ First are working on a solution to the Kermadec Sanctuary impasse.

Crayfish quotas are not allowing the fish to survive in northern waters.

The way allowable fishing catches are allocated leaves recreational fishers at risk.

Three fishermen missing after a colleague was found dead on their boat have been found.

Investigations into slavery in the fishing industry behind new commitments.

Major tuna products supplier to NZ commits to reforms after global environmental campaign.

After extensive fire damage the Greymouth fishing boat Te Aroha has risen from the ashes and is back trawling off the West Coast.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is touring the country holding public consultation meetings, seeking feedback about its 'Future of our Fisheries' programme.

For the first time, scientists will construct a detailed picture stretching back more than 500 years of how we've affected our most important fisheries species - potentially genetically.

Check out these mussels, from New Zealand’s first commercial open ocean marine farm, off the coast of Opotiki. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The Government says it is open to a deal with iwi on the proposed Kermadec Islands marine sanctuary.

New Zealand's booming population and relaxed recreational fishing rules mean more stringent bag limits and seasonal closures are inevitable, new paper says.

Iwi are seeking a compromise over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary in which they will agree not to fish in the region if their Treaty

COMMENT: The recent report by Dr Glenn Simmons and others has lifted the lid on the wastefulness of the current fisheries management system.

COMMENT: If we are to have faith in our government and the system that governs our fisheries we need to know more, writes Richard Baker. Nathan Guy needs to show strong leadership and demand a comprehensive, independent inquiry with broad terms of referen

The Government's proposals for revamping our marine protection legislation are long overdue. It is now 45 years since the Marine Reserves Act 1971 came into force, writes Raewyn Peart.

Hopefully the creation of these parks may shift the debate from who should get what, to what is holding back the fisheries to be more abundant, writes Katherine Short.

The Govt's plan to limit commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf has received a less than enthusiastic response.

But Government plans to banish commercial operators from catching fish that are popular with recreational fishers.

Government scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.

Concern is stirring over the health of several scallop fisheries after an investigation has detected the spread of a new parasite to North Island waters.

The Government says sharks should benefit from a proposed ban on wire traces and shark lines in two commercial fisheries.

Popular pet food brands sold in New Zealand have been caught up in disturbing claims of slavery on the high seas.

The illegal fishing vessel at the centre of a New Zealand Navy operation earlier this year has been detained in Thailand.

There are fears tuna are teetering on the edge of survival as an excess of boats fight over a decreasing number of fish.