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Fishing advocates call for inquiry into quotas
A fishing advocacy group says leaked documents show the Ministry for Primary Industries isn't prosecuting commercial fishers despite knowing about widespread fish dumping for years.
A fishing advocacy group says leaked documents show the Ministry for Primary Industries isn't prosecuting commercial fishers despite knowing about widespread fish dumping for years.
Kahawai have moved in close in good numbers and can be found by locating birds, and out wide in the Hauraki Gulf barracouta are still around.
New Zealand's booming population and relaxed recreational fishing rules mean more stringent bag limits and seasonal closures are inevitable, new paper says.
Is dad an "off the rocks" type of pops? Or perhaps he's more a cruise boat bloke?
The scallop season opened on Thursday and keen scallopers will be heading out to check the condition of the early season delicacies.
It was slim pickings for Greymouth whitebaiter Peter Almond on the Grey River this morning.
When two Aucklanders went out for a fish in the Manukau Harbour last weekend, they had no idea what they would take home.
A spear fisherman's catch fed 400 Fijian villagers - and made for a great fishy tale.
The whitebait season opened last week and reports of early runs at Port Waikato and the Bay of Plenty will fuel the enthusiasm of whitebaiters.
The annual RISE fly fishing film festival will tour the country over the next two months, and trout fishers will be treated to some spectacular fishing around the world.
A change in the weather helps the fishing and any improvement would be welcome.
Forty years ago, we used to tow a runabout from Rotorua to the coast near Whakatane and launch at the mouth of the Rangitaiki River.
"Want to catch some big snapper on light tackle?" asked the caller. Well, what do you say to that? "No, I'm too busy working ..."?
An Auckland family reeled in more than they bargained for when they discovered they had a snake eel on the end of their fishing line.
There is no doubt winter has arrived but warm water temperatures persist, and this was demonstrated at Great Barrier Island this week.
The soft winter bite is how snapper fishermen describe the action at the moment, although some would argue that was the pattern for much of summer.
Of every 100 fish taken from the seas around New Zealand, 94 are caught by the commercial fishing industry and six by recreational anglers.
COMMENT: If we are to have faith in our government and the system that governs our fisheries we need to know more, writes Richard Baker. Nathan Guy needs to show strong leadership and demand a comprehensive, independent inquiry with broad terms of referen
When chasing work-ups, the first item to pack should be binoculars with good optics.
At Lake Taupo, the delta of the Tongariro River has been fishing well for the past three weeks.
MPI's crackdown on illegal fishing activity in Hawke's Bay and Mahia has netted two more people.
Large kahawai and good-sized snapper and big trevally are producing a windfall for anglers fishing from the shore around Auckland.
The Indian Summer continues to bring warm sea conditions and snapper fishing has taken off.
The lesson took place on a remote section of our rocky coast about eight hours' drive from Auckland.
New Zealand has been named as a popular fishing destination for millionaires.
With a 3.6m high tide in the harbour, the channels would be unfishable.
David Baty, the director of Prestige Events, still hasn't handed over ute prize to contest winners.
There could and should be millions more snapper in the Hauraki Gulf.
Dean Young caught a 136.6kg fish but had to take a polygraph test to prove the catch was legitimate. He was told he failed the test.
A stoush over whether an ex-cop really caught a marlin in a competition continues after the event's promoter wants witnesses to take a lie detector test.