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Keeping it light – the comparative small carbon footprint of New Zealand wild-caught seafood. The average carbon footprint of wild-caught fish harvested and processed at sea by New Zealand’s deepwater […]
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 […]
New biosecurity rules in New Zealand to prevent spread of invasive seaweed. New biosecurity rules to prevent the spread of exotic Caulerpa seaweed will make it illegal to fish or anchor a […]
New Zealand-farmed King salmon has a lower carbon footprint than beef, lamb and cheese. A just-released study has found that New Zealand-farmed King salmon sold domestically has a significantly lower […]
NZ seafood industry celebrates new free trade implementation. The New Zealand seafood industry is celebrating the coming into force of the UK-NZ FTA after a meeting in London last week […]
Sensational New Zealand seafood sausage. We’ve all had a good beef sausage, and of course the classic pork, but if there’s one sausage you never see lining the shelves, it’s […]
NZ consultation on seabird bycatch in longline fisheries. Tini a Tangaroa Fisheries New Zealand is asking people to provide feedback on proposals to strengthen rules to protect against the accidental […]
New global innovation launchpad for New Zealand aquaculture. Applications are now open for a new programme designed to connect high-potential New Zealand businesses with contacts and opportunities in the global […]
Cawthron Institute formalises global algae R&D partnerships A contingent of global algae experts gathered in Nelson, New Zealand, last week for a Cawthron Institute-hosted workshop focused on algae research, biomass production, geothermal resources, and production and application of algal bioactive compounds and components. Approximately fifty delegates from countries […]
New sales & marketing head at ENL Group. Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) has announced the expansion of the company’s senior management with the appointment of Richard Bowe as Head of […]
Grinding mussel shells into calcium carbonate offers high-value waste solution. A New Zealand company has cracked a way to turn thousands of tonnes of mussel shells dumped each year into […]
Strategic partnership inked to commercialise microalgae protein potential. NewFish & Cawthron Institute have signed a strategic agreement to commercialise microalgae intellectual property into food nutrition with a focus on specialised proteins. […]
NZ consultation on fisheries plan for Hauraki Gulf. Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Fisheries Plan to help restore and protect the Hauraki […]
NZ plea to recreational fishers to take ‘only what you need’ New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging recreational fishers to follow the fishing rules this summer and […]
Cawthron supports aquaculture expertise in the Pacific Researchers at Nelson’s Cawthron Institute in New Zealand welcomed aquaculture technicians from the Pacific Islands recently for a four-week knowledge exchange project funded through a joint Pacific […]
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 […]
Careful fish handling can help support sustainable fisheries. New information on the survival rates of snapper that are caught, then released, could help fishers save hundreds of thousands of fish […]
Land-based commercial whitebait farm launches in NZ. The former Ocean Beach Freezing Works in Bluff, New Zealand, has a new business on the block – a pilot project to evaluate commercial land-based […]
NZ King Salmon granted consent to farm. New Zealand King Salmon has been given the green light to begin farming the first open ocean finfish site in New Zealand. Following […]
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 […]
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