What does an ex-All Black captain do when he's done and dusted with the game?

David Baty, the director of Prestige Events, still hasn't handed over ute prize to contest winners.

There could and should be millions more snapper in the Hauraki Gulf.

The man who put a Hawke's Bay fisherman through a lie detector test over disputed catch stands by the results but admits the test isn't perfect.

Details have emerged about how an angler allegedly failed a lie detector test after reeling in a huge marlin.

All 15 trawlers operating in snapper one fishery, the country's most lucrative fishery have adopted the technology.

The true cost of unsanctioned fishing in Pacific tuna fisheries - potentially stretching over $600 million - has been condemned as "larceny on the high seas".

The Ministry for Primary Industries and New Zealand's big three fishing companies have joined forces to develop a new "Tiaki" category of premium seafood.

Apart from game fishing for marlin and tuna, most people have struggled to catch fish everywhere from the Bay of Plenty to Northland in the past two weeks.

Sharks are providing a lot of action, and entertainment, around harbours and some are close to where people are swimming and boating.

When the weather is kind, the Hauraki Gulf teems with runabouts filled with fishers hoping for a catch.

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.

If commercial fishing is prohibited inside the boundaries of Recreational Fishing Parks, the displaced fishing effort will simply increase pressure on fish stocks outside the park boundaries, writes Jeremy Helson.

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.

Details of a controversial new marine park for recreational fishing that will banish commercial operators from the inner Hauraki Gulf will be released today.

Aotearoa Fisheries reported a 27 per cent decline in annual profit on reduced earnings from its half-stake in Sealord Group.

Fishery officers have raided properties in the Bay of Plenty after a 12-month investigation into the black market sale of paua and kina.

An investigation has been launched after a commercial fishing skipper reported losing a 750kg catch off the west coast of Coromandel this morning.

Snapper can be found pretty much everywhere at the moment, and as always the key is to work the tides.

Authorities have reeled a commercial fisherman illegally flogging off crayfish to his mates.

The boss of seafood company Sanford has an idea for sharing the lucrative snapper fishery.

Floating baits in shallow harbour waters work well in summer. The hook is tied directly to the end of the line, with no swivel or heavy trace.