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.

The country's largest listed fishing group is quitting its under-performing Pacific tuna business and selling the fleet.

If you had to pick one month of the year that is bad for fishing, August would have to take the prize.

Operating practices aboard a Korean fishing vessel contributed to the death of an Indonesian crewman in New Zealand waters, a coroner has ruled.

Prosecutions against those behind fishing vessels that tangled with the Royal NZ Navy over summer have been hailed as a "giant step forward" by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.

Prosecutions against illegal fishers who tangled with the New Zealand navy have been hailed as a “giant step forward” by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.

The drain on ACC will continue as long as Talley's continues to insist its' health and safety scheme is working, writes Dita De Boni.

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

Bottom-trawling fisheries have been banned from a 10,000 hectare area off the West Coast of the South Island.

After a four-hour battle with a monster tuna, an exhausted Donna Pascoe didn't need to be told she'd just hauled in a record-breaker.

Fishing magnate Peter Talley is a joint managing director of the Motueka-based Talley's Group. He was appointed Knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, reported an 18 per cent drop in first-half profit as it wrote down the value of its fleet and Christchurch mussel plant.

A fire broke out in one of the stands at the New Zealand Boat Show this morning, damaging fishing equipment and closing a section of the display.

Thousands of anglers will next month take to the waters around New Zealand for the Million Dollar Snapper Challenge.

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

A new form of commercial fishing has improved the survival rates for by-catch, scientists involved in the NZ project said.

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

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