Snapper survey findings disputed
A Whangarei man who has been a commercial fisher for 40 years is disputing reports that Northland snapper stocks are below sustainable levels.
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Officials wary over snapper plans
Sensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Officers face fish-dumping charges
Officers aboard one of two Korean-owned deep-sea trawlers berthed in Dunedin are facing allegations of illegally dumping fish at sea, brought by the fisheries division of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Fish quota on line as stocks fail to recover
New Zealand's highest-profile fishery remains well below its sustainability target and a fight is looming over who should bear the brunt of restrictions - recreational fishers or the $50 million commercial sector.
Fishermen angry at call to extend set-net ban
Otago commercial fishermen have reacted with anger to a proposal to extend a ban on set-net fishing around the Otago Peninsula to help preserve yellow-eyed penguin colonies.
Giant shark attacks swordfish
After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing Show
Maritime NZ to develop lifejacket safety system
Maritime New Zealand says it is working with the fishing industry to develop new safety systems that may make wearing lifejackets compulsory when crossing bars such as the dangerous Grey River.
Sam Judd: Paua to the people
Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out the proposed controversial changes to areas for commercial harvesting for paua.
Sam Judd: Delicious rubbish
Sam Judd checks out freefishheads.co.nz - a website devoted to finding a grateful home for what is otherwise considered waste from the sea.
Hot summer a fishing boon for Sanford
Barratt says Sanford is on track to land about $25 million worth of the fish in this New Zealand season.
Outrage over trawler's marlin dump
Commercial fishermen are being blamed for dead marlin found floating off the Manukau Harbour.
Yellowfin tuna disappearing on Western Bay coastline
Anglers are catching a range of fish species rarely seen along the Western Bay coastline, while others are disappearing.
Study exposes world's slaughter of sharks
Sharks are being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate, with a new study showing 100 million are killed a year.
Navy cans Antarctic fishery patrol
The navy may not be able to monitor illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean because its ships are not up to the task.
Plan to save feared predator debated
Conservationists say our lack of protection measures for sharks is a source of global embarrassment but the industry argues the debate is clouded by emotion.
Ruakaka fishing competition to return
There could be some fish hooks in the way prizes are allocated in future but the organisers of the southern hemisphere's biggest snapper contest say it will definitely be held again next year.
Christine Rose: Our reputation at stake with dolphins
Our "clean, green" image will be made or destroyed, depending on how we respond to one key indicator, writes Christine Rose - the extinction, or salvation, of Maui's dolphins.
New species of fish discovered in ocean
An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.
Illegal fishing alleged in marine sanctuary
A New Zealand environmental activist says fishing boats off the coast of Canterbury are sneaking into a mammal sanctuary at night and fishing illegally.
Sanford hit with $2.27m fine
New Zealand fishing company Sanford has been fined $2.27 million for dumping oil waste from its Tuna fishing vessel