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Livia Esterhazy: Cameras on fishing vessels better for everyone
OPINION: Cameras are the vital step towards a fully transparent seafood supply chain.
Salmon farm closes: Rising sea temps too warm for fish in Marlborough Sounds
New Zealand King Salmon will fallow three farms in the Pelorus Sound by next summer.
Butchered great white shark upsets Northland iwi and DoC
Kaipara iwi and DoC say the juvenile great white shark was butchered on a beach.
Ellie Hooper: Seamounts essential to ocean ecosystems
OPINION: Greenpeace Aotearoa campaigner speaks up for biodiversity in our oceans.
'Recidivist' pāua poacher sentenced for Wellington haul
Police found Felesese Sam Pati and his diving partner with 319 pāua in two wet backpacks.
Doug Paulin: Why Sealord wants to close 89pc of best fishing spots
OPINION: Sealord's CEO explains why we should lock major deepsea spots into conservation.
Māori interests 'seriously neglected' in camera rollout on fishing vessels
Moana NZ claims Govt neglected Māori interests in plans to install cameras on vessels.
Raise snapper size limit, save species, student says
Some snapper caught in current rules still not mature enough, researcher says.
Sanford sells lobster quota for $49.3m
Sanford has sold its Southern South Island lobster quota for $49 million.
Enchanter skipper convicted of 2009 Maritime NZ charge
Lance Goodhew was one of four fishing vessel charter operators fined in 2009.
Strong support for Gulf marine reserve
Waiheke-based Friends of the Hauraki Gulf have driven the proposal.
Fishing tragedy: Skipper's call to land an hour before losing signal
A protection order has been placed on all debris of the charter boat Enchanter.
Skipper fined for failing to report severed fingers
Skipper fined for failing to abide by obligations to report serious workplace accident.
Ngāi Tahu to run marine farms after Treaty settlement
Ngāi Tahu has been advocating for its rights since the 1992 fisheries settlement.
Great Wall of Lights: China's sea power on Darwin's doorstep
Chinese vessels sail halfway across the globe to lure the elusive Humboldt squid.
Fishing company to pay $500,000 over worker's death getting caught in automated freezer machine
The man died after becoming caught in machinery in the ship's automated freezer system.
China's ban on two Sealord plants having 'significant impact'
Sealord CEO said the suspension had cost the company $3 million.
Local Focus: Motiti Protection Area 'makes it illegal for us to be Māori'
New rule protecting biodiversity comes into effect. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
US blocks seafood from Fiji 'slave' boat
Migrant workers being "lured into forced labour to recover seafood below market value".
Covid-19: Fishing vessel outbreaks could tarnish NZ industry - leader
This week, crew members on two Spanish-flagged vessels have tested positive for Covid.
Covid-19: Crew of the Viking Bay isolating after two test positive
Health authorities say risk to public is low.
Business Insider: Lee Salmon Long's disappearing client
Plus, Forsyth Barr's charity in honour of Sir Eion Edgar.
Migrant labour inquiry in fishing industry aims to boost Kiwi jobs
Inquiry comes as Covid-19 border restrictions highlight the reliance on migrant labour.
Kate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?
How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.
Revealed: New fishing restrictions for Hauraki Gulf
18 new protection areas to be created under major new environmental plan.
Man found at sea after alleged beheading on Fiji vessel - five people still missing
Fijian police are investigating what is said to have been a horrific incident on a vessel.
Air Force finds fisherman, 5 still missing after 'horrific' incident
At least one survivor has been found by an NZ Air Force P-3 Orion.
China's audit of apple export sites over, now we wait
Apple and pear exports earned $900m last year.
'Admin oversight' leads to closure of Takitimu shops
Seafood off the menu at Takitimu shops after compliance oversight
Boat seized after three men caught 99 snapper
Boat had five times the legal limit - 99 snapper between three men.
Fukushima's deadly legacy: Japan grappling with 1.2 million tonnes of radioactive water
Japan has a crisis on its hands at the site of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Amaltal Fishing fined $27,000 for fishing in Marine Reserve
Amaltal, owned by Talley's Group, was convicted last year.
Grounded: Fishing trawler stuck on remote beach
It's understood the vessel was trawling for albacore tuna, known as "chicken of the sea".