Sandford says volatility in markets a real challenge. New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited says volatility in global markets, as a result of Covid-19, is an ongoing challenge for the […]
CH4 Global announces USD $3M seed round funding. With a focus on urgently impacting climate change within the next decade, aquaculture startup CH4 Global has announced that it has closed on […]
Sanford signals support for cameras on fishing vessels. New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sanford has welcomed the announcement by the Fisheries Minister of multi-party Government support for cameras on fishing […]
NZ company sentenced for fishing in MPA. New Zealand company Sealord Group Limited (Sealord) has been ordered to forfeit a US$16 million vessel and fined $24,000 in the Nelson District […]
Consumers fear favourite fish will be off the menu by 2040. High levels of concern for our oceans are driving a new wave of consumer activism, research for the Marine […]
Sea Shepherd files lawsuit against US agencies over dolphin threat. Sea Shepherd Legal and its co-counsel, Earthrise Law Centre, filed a lawsuit on May 21st against US agencies that have failed […]
Rare albino shark discovered in Auckland A deep dive into the collection of an Auckland War Memorial Museum has revealed an extremely rare albino shark. A recent research paper published […]
NZ Seafood welcomes Government coronavirus moves. The New Zealand’s Prime Minister’s announcement around exactly what services would be permitted to operate under Alert Level Three has been welcomed by Seafood […]
Northeast Nutrition Scotland restarts production at Invergordon feed mill, hires 22 staff. Production at a previously closed fish feed mill in Invergordon has restarted. In November 2018 previous owners Skretting […]
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 seafood annual export earnings expected to soar. A forecast 6.5 percent increase in earnings will push New Zealand seafood returns to NZ$2.1 billion in the year to June, according […]
Government Grants will aid growth of seaweed market. The global market for seaweed accounted for ~US$ 10.5 Bn in 2018 and is expected to cross ~US$ 15 Bn by the […]
Fishery officers in NZ stop suspected illegal snapper sales Fisheries officers in New Zealand have stopped a group of commercial fishers in the Thames region who were allegedly under-reporting catches […]
NZ first country to approve and adopt Hookpod, which virtually eliminates albatross and other seabird deaths in pelagic longline fishing. Move follows Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) approval […]
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 […]
Novel method to detect neurotoxins in shellfish. Food safety scientists at the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK have been working closely with the Cawthron Institute, […]
Antarctic science trip reveals toothfish secrets. The New Zealand ship Janas has recently returned from a six-week winter research voyage to the Ross Sea where scientists made the first observations […]
SIA asks for snapper ban review. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has called on the South Australian Government to review its four year […]
NZ Government to support aquaculture growth. The New Zealand Government will work alongside the aquaculture industry to deliver economic growth and jobs for the regions as part of an ambitious […]