Tag: New Zealand
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 the marine habitat. The decision ...
NZ invests in research on invasive marine species. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in research to advance treatment options for invasive marine pests and support growth of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry. A ...
Auckland fishery officers vary tactics protecting resources during COVID-19. New Zealand MPI fishery officers are using digital technology to protect the country’s vast fishery resources during Auckland’s COVID-19 restrictions. During the first lockdown in 2020, ...
Study reveals low carbon footprint of NZ farmed shellfish. A just-released study by sustainability experts thinkstep-anz has found New Zealand-farmed shellfish have among the lowest carbon footprints of all animal proteins, similar to the footprint ...
NZ annual flatfish net restrictions set to start. Annual closures to set netting for flatfish within various Canterbury harbours in New Zealand will take effect on October 1st. The closures, which will continue until 31 ...
New Zealand updates fish stock rules. Fishing rules for 15 fish stocks around New Zealand have been updated as part of a twice-yearly review. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker decided on these ...
NZ east Coromandel scallop fishery closed. New Zealand’s east Coromandel scallop fishery has been closed following a request from the Ngāti Hei Trust. The closure covers scallop fishing in an area extending along the east ...
Bonamia testing process for NZ oysters strengthened Biosecurity New Zealand is strengthening its testing processes for the oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae after a review found that human error contributed to incorrectly interpreted results being reported for Foveaux ...
NZ investigates black market crayfish ring. New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers have executed multiple search warrants at properties of people believed to be involved in a major East Coast black market ...
NZ consults on catch limits for tarakihi. Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed changes to catch limits and settings for tarakihi stocks on New Zealand’s east coast. Following a ...
New Zealand consultation on catch limits Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of fisheries for the new fishing year, ...
NZ honorary fishery officers honoured. The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries‘ (MPI’s) honorary fishery officers are among the thousands of volunteers being honoured as part of National Volunteers Week, this week. For more than ...
Fall in foodservice demand hits Sandford results. New Zealand’s largest seafood business, Sanford Limited, reports that its 2021 interim results are consistent with its most recent update to the market on 17th March 2021. Challenging ...
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 network to include marine reserves. ...
NZ pride in leading the way to eliminate fishing subsidies. Seafood New Zealand, the representative body for the country’s seafood industry, says it is proud that the sector operates without fisheries subsidies and will continue ...
New underwater acoustic recording network to protect marine mammals. A new underwater acoustic recording network being established by Cawthron Institute marine ecologists is opening up a ‘world of information’ about the lives of New Zealand’s ...
Researchers examine kelp farming’s benefits to the ecosystem. As aquaculture expands off coasts around the globe, Carrie Byron, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programmes at the University of New England ...
New collaborative New Zealand aquaculture research project. The Māori aquaculture industry in Waiariki (Bay of Plenty) in New Zealand is set to get a significant boost after the Government announced that Nelson’s Cawthron Institute will ...
Innovative new ‘Shellfish Tower’ solution for open ocean farming. A recently published study has shown that an innovative new open ocean aquaculture structure is a promising solution for marine farming of shellfish and other species in exposed ...
New Zealand oyster control measures. Awarua Rūnanga and Biosecurity New Zealand are enacting a rāhui and a Controlled Area Notice to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from potential spread of the parasite Bonamia ostreae, which ...
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