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 ...
Changes to New Zealand catch limits. Fisheries New Zealand has announced changes to catch limits for 14 fish stocks and the introduction of a full year-round closure to harvesting shellfish at Cockle Bay/Tuwakamana on Auckland’s ...
New Zealand oyster investigation. Biosecurity New Zealand will begin further testing of oysters from Foveaux Strait, near Stewart Island, after 3 wild oysters from a small area in the Strait were found infected with Bonamia ostreae. ...
Ocean plastic simulator now covers New Zealand’s entire coastline. An advanced ocean plastic simulator first launched in 2019 can now track the movement of virtual plastic pollution along New Zealand’s entire coastline. The Ocean Plastic Simulator ...
Seafood Fraud a Global Concern A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing ...
NZ fishing companies join partnership to save rare dolphin. An unique partnership is launching a way to watch Māui dolphins from the skies, catalysing efforts to bring them back from the edge of extinction. Only ...
New design aims to avoid runaway floats in mussel farming. A New Zealand company has begun a one-year research trial aimed at reducing the number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year. ...
New CEO at Cawthron Institute – Former Sandford CEO appointed CEO of Cawthron Institute New Zealand scientific research organisation, Cawthron Institute, has announced Volker Kuntzsch has been appointed as Chief Executive. Kuntzsch was previously CEO ...
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 ...