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Revealed: Recreational fishers in the Gulf catch twice as much snapper as commercial - Niwa
Like anything relating to fish, there are many sides to this story.
Boat seized after three men caught 99 snapper
Boat had five times the legal limit - 99 snapper between three men.
Angler's horror at damage to trout from ingested rubbish
A trout badly harmed by an ingested thread spurs a call to keep rubbish out of our rivers.
Amaltal Fishing fined $27,000 for fishing in Marine Reserve
Amaltal, owned by Talley's Group, was convicted last year.
Search underway for missing fisherman in Canterbury
The man failed to return home from a fishing trip in the Twizel-Tekapo area on Saturday.
Men left clinging to chilly bin praise cops for rescue
Pair were left clinging to a chilly bin but fortunately wearing lifejackets.
Salmon no-show: 200 unlucky entrants at fishing competition
The competition prizes totalled $10,000 but no-one caught a salmon.
'Biggest fish I've ever seen': Angler catches 434.5kg black marlin
It is the biggest black marlin landed by a member of one Tauranga club in nearly 60 years.
Central Hawke's Bay mourns loss of community stalwart
Lance Perry was making the same ride to work that he'd done for 20 years.
Fears turn to cheers as lost diver helps rescuers land marlin
Wellington 67-year-old spent night clinging to rocks at remote Three Kings Islands.
Bluff oyster season begins: Boaties set-off on Foveaux Strait
Boats are set to hit Foveaux Strait today for the beginning of the oyster season.
Trial aims to prevent runaway mussel floats
Research trial aims to reduce number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year.
Watch: Man mistaken for deer and shot by hunting buddy hopes to avert future tragedy
Ross is still suffering the effects of being shot by his mate.
Miracle at sea: Sailor left bobbing in Pacific Ocean clinging to floating rubbish
Vidam Perevertilov woke in the Pacific Ocean to the sight of his ship sailing away.
Fishermen left clinging to chilly bin saved in second water rescue near Thames in a week
Police urge boaties to show care after second dramatic water rescue this week.
'It was massive': Huge mako shark leaps on to boat roof
'I told my mate to gas the boat to get out of here.'
Man sentenced after selling half a tonne of crayfish on black market
The illegal catch was usually sold pre-cooked for between $700 and $1310 per load.
Tutira giant: Monster carp caught on a fly and released in Hawke's Bay lake
Grass carp could have been over a metre long, and 15kg
Hawke's Bay divers caught with undersize pāua, rock lobster
Tip to the MPI poacher line saw 127 undersize pāua and 13 undersize rock lobster seized.
Fishers urged to clean up after themselves after 5yo gets hooked
Trip to the hospital for 'little fella' after hooks embedded in his calf.
Australian 'Karen' threatens fisherman with police
A 'Karen' threatened to call the police on a fisherman after a fish he caught died.
Fisherman swept down the Tukituki River: 'With the last bit of strength, I managed to shout'
Cold and clinging to an overhanging willow branch, Ian Tong was sure he was going to die.
Search for missing fisherman near Raglan
Police officers are searching for a person who fell into the water at Ruapuke Beach.
More than 7000 tahr killed in DoC operations for 2020
DoC hunters and contractors worked over four months.
Do do do do: Baby great white reeled in at BOP beach
Not many people can say their first catch was a great white shark.
Fishing company loses bid to get overseas workers into NZ
Argos Froyanes Ltd (AFL) operates two vessels that are docked at the Port of Lyttelton.
Man's mammoth catch: NZ fisherman lands possible record-breaking trout
A man's morning out near Twizel could soon land him in the record books.
Albatross' days numbered unless fishers change: expert
There have been 35k unexplained deaths over 11 years of the critically endangered species.
Levin home gutted by fire this morning
Nobody home as two-storey home in Levin home gutted by fire this morning. Video / Supplied
A fishy tale of a trout caught thrice
A 5.4kg trout in the Tekapo Canals has been caught three times by three different anglers.
Watch: 'I caught a whale' - Kiwi fisherman's unbelievable catch
"It's bloody coming right at me. This will be interesting."
New cameras on boats roll-out should go further - Greenpeace
Environmentalists have urged the Govt to push further with roll-out of cameras on boats.