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Feedback sought on plan for Wairarapa’s commercial pāua fishery in NZ Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Pāua Fisheries Plan for the commercial […]
Kaikōura pāua fishery to reopen in 2023. The Kaikōura coastline of New Zealand will reopen to recreational and commercial pāua fishing in 2023. Following consultation, Oceans and Fisheries Minister David […]
Call for feedback on options to reopening a NZ pāua fishery. Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposals to reopen the Kaikōura pāua fishery. Acting […]
Results of a new survey show the popularity of pāua amongst the recreational fishers at Kaikōura’s coastline in New Zealand over the summer. The Kaikōura coastline opened to pāua fishing […]
NZ pāua fishery reopens. Kaikōura’s pāua fishery has reopened in New Zealand after being closed for 5 years following the 2016 earthquakes that caused significant seabed uplift and damage to […]
Cockles and pāua back in sea after MPI intervention. Almost 3,000 cockles and 150 undersized pāua are back in the sea after successful interventions by the New Zealand Ministry for […]
NZ consults on Pāua fisheries plan. Fisheries New Zealand is seeking public feedback on a draft Pāua fisheries plan and a proposed subdivision of the pāua fishery along the Kaikōura and Canterbury […]
Temporary fishing closure proposals for Hauraki Gulf in NZ. Fisheries New Zealand is inviting feedback on applications from iwi for temporary fishing closures across 3 separate areas within the Hauraki […]
Have your say on catch limits for Aotearoa’s fisheries. Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) is asking for feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of […]
Volunteer Honorary Fishery Officers play big role in New Zealand. National Volunteer Week, Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (18 to 24 June) is a good time to honour New Zealand’s army […]
Fishing industry nets new funding to train the next generation. Innovative training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors […]
Feedback sought on proposed catch limits for Northland rock lobster. Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed catch limits and settings for the Northland rock […]
Government research continues to show that New Zealand’s fisheries are highly sustainable and fish stocks are healthy, with 94% of catch coming from stocks with no sustainability risks. The remainder […]
New bylaw to restrict the take of shellfish from NZ reserve approved A bylaw prohibiting the take of 4 shellfish species from part of the Te Hoe Mātaitai Reserve on […]
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking public feedback on recommendations from the Kaikōura Marine Guardians to reopen the Kaikōura coastline to pāua fishing. Fisheries New Zealand’s manager for inshore fisheries south, […]
NZ project extends ocean acidification monitoring network. A joint National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and Department of Conservation (DOC) project is extending New Zealand’s ocean acidification monitoring […]
How Covid Hit NZ Seafood Exports to China New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) has just released analysis of New Zealand’s seafood exports into China during the upheaval of COVID-19 […]
NZ fishery officers on compliance operation New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers released 650 illegally caught pāua (a type of mollusc) back into the sea after a […]
Coronavirus impact sparks NZ rock lobster industry call for quota carry-over A request by the New Zealand Rock Lobster Industry Council for approval to carry over uncaught quota into the […]
NZ plan to rebuild fish stocks. New fisheries regulations to rebuild fish stocks within the East Otago Taiāpure area of New Zealand, including banning pāua (edible sea snail) gathering, will […]
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