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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 […]
New Zealand call for a moratorium on destructive deep-sea mining in international waters. Deep Sea Conservation Coalition reaction. Just days before the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica, seeking to […]
Roadmap to develop New Zealand seaweed sector. A recently launched roadmap shows how New Zealand could grow its rimurimu/seaweed sector in a way for the country to gain economically, environmentally, socially […]
New Cawthron Endeavour Fund projects will tackle aquatic diseases. New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute is celebrating the Government’s announcement that two new research projects into emerging aquatic diseases and estuary health […]
NZ orange roughy fishery recertified as being sustainable. New Zealand’s three largest orange roughy fisheries have again exceeded the very high standards required to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. […]
Seagrass restoration project aims to help tackle climate change. Cawthron Institute in New Zealand has partnered with Westpac NZ Government Innovation Fund, Port Nelson and forestry company OneFortyOne to launch a seagrass restoration project […]
New online tool in New Zealand to make a food complaint. New Zealand Food Safety is having another busy year recalling potentially harmful food to keep it out of consumers’ […]
Cawthron researchers help develop capability for new mussel spat hatchery. Cawthron Institute researchers in New Zealand have been supporting Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui, to develop the capability, knowledge, and skills needed to build and […]
Sanford interim results boosted by international post-Covid recovery. Sanford Limited has reported a solid recovery in the first half of its 2022 financial year, with Adjusted (underlying) Earnings Before Interest […]
Results of a new survey show the popularity of pāua amongst the recreational fishers at Kaikōura’s coastline in New Zealand over the summer. The Kaikōura coastline opened to pāua fishing […]
NZ funding for eel food safety monitoring project. The Whakakī Lake community near Wairoa in New Zealand treasure their eel population. However, a deterioration in lake health has resulted in […]
GSSI welcomes Simplot Australia to its Global Partnership. The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative is pleased to announce that Simplot Australia has joined GSSI as a Funding Partner. Simplot Australia is […]
Cutting-edge AI sea craft helping scientists count fish. A robot sea craft is the latest tool NIWA scientists in New Zealand are using to help them count fish. The six-metre-long […]
NZ funding boost for biodegradable seafood packaging. A new project in New Zealand will help accelerate the production of a compostable and biodegradable alternative to polystyrene packaging used in the […]
NZ study on microbial contamination in shellfish growing areas An ongoing study in Otago Harbour in New Zealand is providing important insight into how regulators and land managers can prevent and […]
New Zealand gives public fisheries advice. Today’s rules protect tomorrow’s catch. That’s the message from Fisheries New Zealand as it kicks off a summer campaign to encourage fishers to know […]
New bylaw to restrict the take of shellfish from NZ reserve approved A bylaw prohibiting the take of 4 shellfish species from part of the Te Hoe Mātaitai Reserve on […]
Pilot project aims to establish commercial seaweed farming sector in New Zealand. A $5 million commercial regenerative seaweed farming pilot backed by the government could mark the beginning of a new industry […]
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 […]
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 […]
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