Monthly Archives: June 2017

An annual southern Buller's albatross census on the Snares Islands has been successful with more breeding pairs counted and banded. These remote islands, 120 km south of Stewart Island, are home to the main breeding grounds for this endemic albatross. The survey was undertaken by scientist Paul Sagar, who like many...

Hoki stocks highest this century

Published: 7 June 2017

Decreases in hoki quota during the 2000s are paying dividends with large increases in both stocks over the last eight years.

These increases were outlined in the Ministry for Primary Industries recently-released report The...