Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out the proposed controversial changes to areas for commercial harvesting for paua.

Sam Judd checks out freefishheads.co.nz - a website devoted to finding a grateful home for what is otherwise considered waste from the sea.

Fisherman Rolf Nylinder is from Sweden and bought a 30 dollar guitar during a trip visiting New Zealand, His friend Peter had a Mac with "Garageband". So obviously he felt compelled to rewrite a song (apologies to Leonard Cohen) to spread the word about true fly fishing! frontsidefly.com

Three separate rescues around the country have kept emergency services busy today and prompted a warning for people to be more prepared.

Proposed changes around "foolish" rules that regulate spot prizes at community and recreational events have been welcomed by the Problem Gambling Foundation as well as event organisers.

Anglers are catching a range of fish species rarely seen along the Western Bay coastline, while others are disappearing.

Oyster lovers from Bluff to Auckland have been waiting for this day, the frenzy has started. Salty, succulent and totally addictive - all Kiwi oyster-lovers look forward to the start of March when "Bluffies", the creme de la creme of the shellfish world, come into season.

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.

A picture of a trophy trout hauled out of the Tongariro River has been falsely used to promote fishing in Argentina.

A kayak or dinghy is the best option for catching snapper at the moment, because fishing in a few metres of water is producing better results than out in the deep.

A fishing outing turned into a 45-minute struggle with a shark in the surf for six Whitianga men.

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.

The big one didn't get away from 7-year-old Hunter Scott, whose 133kg striped marlin is the talk of the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club.

A visit to the Chatham Islands is high on the bucket list for many New Zealanders. For when it comes to fishing, hunting, diving, snorkelling, tramping, enjoying the outdoors and simply kicking back, it is like going back in time 50 years.

A shark attacked as Steve Clark was struggling underwater against a kingfish on the end of his spear. He didn't see it coming, but he quickly saw the damage it did.

Fishing can often be unrewarding at this time, but the crayfish, scallops and fish are still there and the diver ventures into their domain.