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.

A Pacific fisheries meeting is being urged to consider a ban on vessels transferring their catch to other ships at sea, saying it encourages illegal fishing.

The BirdLife Marine Programme’s work to reduce seabird bycatch in high seas fisheries will be familiar to followers of our efforts to save several albatross species from extinction. Source: Birdlife International/YouTube www.birdlife.org/marine

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.

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.

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.

A letter from the Department of Conservation addressed to members of the Taupo Fishery Advisory Committee has been described as proposing "trout farming by stealth" and is certain to raise....

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.

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.

Iwi-owned Aotearoa Fisheries has taken the plunge by backing a $30m renewal programme for its ageing inshore fishing fleet.

Commercial fishing and quota system blamed as video posted on Facebook shows dead fish “as far as the eye can see” floating off coast of Piha beach.