Poacher with 109 scallops apprehended at closed Northland fishery
A boat and dive gear were seized and the man is likely to face prosecution.
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First photos show fishing boat run aground spilling oil near rare penguins
The vessel was carrying 10,000L of diesel and 400L of hydraulic oil.
Commercial fishing still hurting after Cyclone Gabrielle
Every vessel in Ahuriri has experienced hazardous, floating logs.
Council navigates uncharted waters as Bay of Islands fishing ban formally adopted
There are some exceptions to the rules, which include kina harvesting and tikanga.
'Slack practice': Fisher trawled in zone protecting threatened dolphins
Warrick Harris 'should have known better' when he trawled in the prohibited zone 19 times.
'Beloved blue backyard': Govt bans bottom trawling for majority of Hauraki Gulf
Bottom-trawling and Danish seining would be banned from 89 per cent of the Gulf.
Man who poached 4600 crayfish for ‘sprawling’ black market ring jailed
Crayfish poacher apologised after abusing customary permit system.
The great chase: Big game fishermen descend on West Coast town
Anglers take to the sea hunting giant bluefin tuna.
Sealord convicted after asbestos found on fishing boat
An alarm was raised by a crew member.
Hoiho losing battle to fishing vessels
Hoiho face a multitude of threats, including overlap with fishing vessels.
Enchanter report highlights 'inadequate' search and rescue response
The Enchanter was carrying 10 passengers – five of whom died.
Sunk: 'NZ's favourite fishing store' TopCatch owes $3m+
'The fish are cunning, be prepared,' the store says on social media.
Whitebait ban: Trust says priorities delayed rāhui decision
The trust had been in talks over the ban since April.
Hauraki Gulf marine protection area tripled, bottom trawling banned
New protection for Auckland's 'absolute treasure'.
Bottom trawling ban for Hauraki Gulf to be unveiled by Govt
Scientists have long warned about overfishing and pollution in the Gulf.
Net loss: Double rāhui for Hawke's Bay whitebait ahead of season opening
A whitebait ban is in place - and a stalwart is not happy with the timing.
Eighteen albatrosses snagged by surface longline fishing
Calls for stricter mitigation methods 'everywhere, all the time'.
Pāua play: Seafood picnic turns sour after mum nabbed by fisheries officer
Rules 'open to interpretation' says pinged pāua collector; officials says rules are clear.
Revealed: Second rare Hector's dolphin killed as fishing bycatch in two months
The Green Party is calling for stronger protection measures.
Buried lead cables less risky than DIY, health expert says
Kiwis making bullets, sinkers, doing up old homes face lead poison risks.
New machine learning tool spots black petrels hooked in fishing lines 30 times faster than humans can
So far this year, eight black petrel captures have been reported by commercial fishers.
Man's $68k black market crayfish rort: 'I'd like to apologise to all my people'
John Nohotima falsely applied for customary permits to take thousands of koura from sea.
Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court
Lance Goodhew and his company have been charged over deaths of five men.
How Kaikōura’s world-famous deep sealife bounced back from earthquake wipe-out
Scientists amazed at sealife recovery after one of world's biggest canyon-flushing events.
Bad catch: Fishing company loses multi-million dollar trawler over coral weighing ‘less than half a pound of butter’
Judge: “Failure to record was at the heart of these charges – not the amount of material”.
DoC ups licence fees on ‘world's finest trout fishing’
The department is increasing fees for trout fishing sites that are among the world's best.
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
Opinion: Kermadecs no sanctuary from obligations to Māori
Opinion: Hui on massive no-fish zone northeast of New Zealand faces a few hooks.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.
Deadly waters: Urgent call for new lifejacket laws after 'staggering' stats
Coastguard boss says too many volunteers have had to "pull dead bodies from the sea".
Sanford to sell inshore fishing business
Salmon powers up country's biggest seafood company performance.
Scientists can't explain why these ‘freaky-looking’ fish are washing up
Several scaleless fish with fanged jaws and huge eyes have washed up on US beaches.
Seabed mining inquiry causes controversy
A select committee inquiry will investigate seabed mining regulations in NZ waters.
Fishing contest ready to ride waves
The competition launches from the Castlecliff slipway on Saturday and Sunday.