Deepwater fishing industry opposes ‘destructive’ phosphate mining
Testing the Waters
Fisheries Fight ‘Strip Mining’ Bid
Details needed on cameras on vessels announcement
In response to Minister David Parker’s announcement on 25 May about the national roll-out of cameras on commercial inshore fishing vessels, Seafood New Zealand (SNZ) Chief Executive Jeremy Helson says the most important questions still remain unanswered.
Sanford’s Move From Volume to Value Helps Boost Profit 152%
Closure of hearing on Chatham Rock Phosphate application
Mine bid ‘a risk to ecology’
Strip mining threatens protected marine area
Seafood assurance programme launched
One-stop source for New Zealand seafood information launched
Attacks on the seafood industry lack scientific credibility
MSC sustainable seafood
Thompson et al (2013) Common Dolphin Interactions In New Zealand Commercial Trawl Fisheries (PDF)
Orange Roughy First Surveillance Audit 2023
In 2016, three NZ orange roughy fisheries were first certified by MRAG Americas against the MSC Fisheries Standard (CR v1.3). In August 2022 these fisheries were recertified as sustainable.
‘Misc and chips’ for dinner anyone?
People in Auckland, Waikato and beyond face a shrinking choice of seafood options at supermarkets, fish and chip shops and restaurants under the proposed Hauraki Gulf commercial fishing bans.
Orange roughy – out of sight but top of mind
The Government’s consultation on catch limits for New Zealand’s largest orange roughy fishery (the East and South Chatham Rise fishery which is a sub-area of the ORH3B stock) has brought this deepsea fish into the spotlight again.
Hoki, Hake and Ling Trawl Fishery Surveillance Audit 2023
Symposium
Net sounder technology ban under review
A ban on new technology that increases trawl efficiency and reduces environmental impacts is under review. Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) has called for submissions on a proposal to revoke the prohibition on the use of net sonde cables that is seen as outdated and outmoded by the deepwater sector.
Ling Longline Fishery Surveillance Audit 2022
Hoki, Hake and Ling Trawl Fishery Surveillance Audit 2022
Hoki, Hake and Ling Trawl Fishery Surveillance Audit 2019
Hoki, Hake and Ling Trawl Fishery Surveillance Audit 2019
Ling Longline Fishery Surveillance Audit 2021
Ling Longline Fishery Surveillance Audit 2019
Hoki, Hake and Ling Trawl Fishery Surveillance Audit 2019
OpenSeas answers your questions simply
OpenSeas continues to attract more and more users each month as the single source of reliable information on New Zealand’s key commercial fish species.
Revolutionising ocean forecasting – the Moana Project
The Tasman Sea is warming at one of the fastest rates on earth, bringing widespread implications for the marine environment.
Despite New Zealand having one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in the world, there is limited information available to measure, monitor and predict how ocean warming will affect New Zealand waters.
The Moana Project has set out to address this...