Tag: New Zealand
Vibrio outbreaks in shellfish. New Zealand Seafood Safety researchers have been working to identify knowledge gaps needed to understand what factors trigger vibrio outbreaks. In the past two years there have been reported Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses associated ...
Feedback sought on NZ rock lobster catch Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposals to ensure the sustainability of rock lobster populations across a number of New Zealand‘s fisheries. The ...
Successful year for Sealord Group despite pandemic. Sealord Group Ltd of New Zealand has reported a net profit after tax (NPAT) of NZD $29.3 million for its financial year ended September 30, 2020. This includes ...
Scientists on the trail of elusive sperm whales When scientists from New Zealand head south to Antarctica on board NIWA research vessel Tangaroa next month, they’ll be keeping a close eye out for an animal ...
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 and it has concluded that ...
National Algae Research Centre to Advance Seaweed Research at Cawthron Institute Cawthron Institute in New Zealand is set to advance its world-leading algae research with construction of its National Algae Research Centre now underway. Thanks ...
Algae farming in New Zealand has huge potential. Spirulina farming. Spirulina farming (a type of freshwater algae) could form the backbone of a new primary industries sector worth more than $100 million a year in ...
Sanford new strategy to boost sales – New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited has reported total revenue of $468.8m for the financial year ending September 30, 2020, a 14% decrease on 2019 ($545.1m). The business ...
Sanford chief executive Volker Kuntzsch resigns. Sanford Chair, Sir Rob McLeod, has announced the resignation of Sanford’s Chief Executive, Volker Kuntzsch, after seven years leading the company. Mr Kuntzsch’s last day at Sanford will be ...
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 significant foodservice component of its ...
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 a seed round of $3 ...
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 vessels. Sanford CEO Volker Kuntzsch ...
Proposed closure of Tauranga fish processing plant announced by Sanford. New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited has announced it is proposing to close its Tauranga fish processing plant which could result in 65 job losses. ...
Sanford announces funding for new salmon hatchery in Southland. New Zealand seafood company, Sanford Limited has secured an $8 million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund to help it create a new salmon hatchery in ...
Jobs website welcomed by New Zealand seafood industry. The recent launch of the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) new website on jobs is welcomed by the country’s seafood industry. The Opportunities Grow Here website was ...
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 Court for bottom trawling in ...
Sanford welcomes dolphin transition plan. Sanford Limited, New Zealand’s oldest and largest seafood company, says it is pleased to see a transition plan for affected fishers has been included as part of the new protections ...
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 coasts, known as the PAU3 ...
Fisheries New Zealand looking for feedback on new catch limits. Fisheries New Zealand has started consultation on proposed changes to catch limits on a range of fisheries for the new fishing year beginning 1 October. ...
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 New Zealand. A statement said: ...
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