In 2022 a paper appeared in Nature Sustainability entitled "The environmental footprint of global food production." It has many good aspects but did grossly overestimate how much fishing impacted marine ecosystems. The Washington Post took this paper and produced a food calculator that suggested that most fish had a higher…
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‘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.
Read MoreFisheries Industry Transformation Plan
The Fisheries ITP is focused on the wild catch sector of the New Zealand seafood industry. It sets out the first wave of actions toward sector transformation and sits within a broader work programme to manage the environmental effects of fishing.
Read MoreNew review shows bottom trawling is sustainable (when well-managed)
A review paper from our international group studying the impacts of bottom trawling is finally out in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. This post summarises the current state of bottom trawling sustainability around the world.
Read MoreThe comparatively small carbon footprint of NZ wild-caught seafood
The average carbon footprint of wild-caught fish harvested and processed at sea by New Zealand’s deepwater fishers is estimated to be one of the smallest among animal-based protein sources. This is evidenced in a study by Crown Research Institute AgResearch senior scientists Dr Stewart Ledgard and Dr André Mazetto, released…
Read More- Seafood sector welcomes artificial intelligence
- Scientists differ over carbon and trawling
- Reduced NZ seabird catch results presented at ACAP
- Fewer barriers needed when it comes to commercial fishing innovation
- Net Gains – Ray Hilborn
- Fishing for the perfect protein – Ray Hilborn
- Net sounder technology ban under review
- Chatham Rise orange roughy survey results
- Minister provides for the co-management of the NZ hoki fishery
- The Blue Tick of approval for our deepwater fishing industry
- Deepwater fishing industry worth $2.7b – BERL 2022 report
- Orange roughy fishery re-certified as sustainable
- Video vox pops signal Kiwis accept seamount fishing when sustainable
- Details needed on cameras on vessels announcement
- Are Ministers ignoring advice that may save Maui dolphins?
- DWG responds to Sealord’s proposal to set aside 89% of seamounts for conservation
- New Zealand fisheries highly sustainable
- Sealord skipper and crew win national award for seabird protection
- Seabird awards recognise fishers for camera leadership
- DWG 2020-21 Annual Report
- Worldwide study on impacts of bottom trawling on health of seabeds
- In a world of black and white, it’s about balance
- Retraction of flawed MPA study implicates larger problems in MPA science
- Ray Hilborn on the Global Fishing Index 2021 report
- Hoki and genomics technology
- Partnering with CSIRO for orange roughy research
- Orange Roughy Certification
- Hoki quota owners continue to take conservative approach to fisheries management
- Seafood insights: Q&A with George Clement
- Environment Select Committee Submission on Seamounts & Bottom Trawling
- New Zealand fishers call for fact-based decisions on trawling
- World Albatross Day – Albert Times special edition
- Ray Hilborn: MPA’s not the answer to ocean biodiversity, sustainability efforts
- Trawling for the truth about fishing
- Fish stocks confirmed to be in good shape
- NZ’s deepwater fisheries – a success story
- Jeremy Helson: In defence of New Zealand fisheries
- Our response to Seaspiracy
- The future of commercial fishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
- From fishery science to fake news: how misinformation about the ocean evolves
- NZ’s First Sustainable Seafood Week
- October round of fisheries decisions
- Seafood industry celebrated at Seafood Sustainability Awards
- Kiwi seafood companies collaborate to help iwi
- Fishing and the environment – it shouldn’t be an either/or
- Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows
- 2019 Posts:
- Changes to Sea lion protections in Auckland Islands
- Seafood industry welcomes NZ-China FTA upgrade
- Seafood Industry Welcomes Our Marine Environment Report
- Commercial fisher recognised for seabird smart invention
- Orange roughy stocks continue recovery
- Seafood Directions Conference – presentation
- Fisheries decisions ensure sustainability
- Rare Red Squid
- Sustainable seafood shines in eBook
- Seafood sustainability improves and meets international standards
- 2018 Posts:
- BPAs and MPAs – Is There a Difference?
- OpenSeas answers your questions simply
- MSC validates New Zealand seafood sustainability
- Fisheries New Zealand sustainability round 2018
- Skipper of the month – Jake McFedries
- Revolutionising ocean forecasting – the Moana Project
- New Zealand hoki quota owners proactively choosing to reduce catch
- Increased catches from deepwater fisheries supported by science
- Sustainability of NZ fisheries independently verified
- The Squid Fishery and New Zealand Sea Lions
- Report on sea-trials of Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD) to deter seabirds from risk of trawl net capture
- Skipper of the month – Elle Kibblewhite
- Keeping our coastlines clean
- Proposed TACC Changes for 1 October 2018
- Skipper of the Month – Stephan Fridell
- Participating in reducing plastic pollution
- Feds Conference Highlights Sound Environmental Progress
- Choice matters: The environmental costs of producing meat, seafood
- Leaked Risk Profile Reports Show MPI is Effectively Monitoring Fisheries Compliance
- The definitive word on the leaked fisheries reports from MPI
- Fisheries New Zealand launched
- Ocean Bounty season two underway
- Majority of New Zealand’s wild-caught seafood MSC certified as sustainable
- OpenSeas playbook launched
- Southern blue whiting TACC gets big bump
- DWG collaborates with DOC to conserve sea lions
- Fishermen endorse Industry Code of Conduct
- New technology deployed to prevent sea lion pup deaths
- Sage wants NZ sea lion decline reversed
- MSC making changes
- Environmental organisations unsure how science works
- Seafood industry welcomes considered approach to cameras on vessels
- Fishing industry dismisses claim fishery should not be certified sustainable
- 2017 Posts below:
- Japan and NZ collaborate on seabirds
- Changes needed to recreational fisheries management – report
- New dedicated fisheries entity announced
- A decade delivering sustainability
- Public perception of fisheries management at odds with international reputation – TNC
- Research project to save sea lion pups
- IEMRS being slowed down
- Commercial fishermen support getting digital monitoring right
- Comment | Scientists challenge sea lion research
- Large-scale changes bring opportunity for further collaboration
- Seabird experts flock to Wellington
- Fish stocks on the rise
- Another orange roughy success story
- Update on Integrated Electronic Monitoring and Reporting System
- Seabird Smart Award winners announced
- Squid fishermen support management to minimise Sea Lion interactions
- Orange roughy biomass surveys completed
- Seafood assurance programme launched
- Collaborative conservation a success at seafood conference
- Commercial fishing industry worth more than $4 billion to NZ economy – BERL
- One-stop source for New Zealand seafood information launched
- Seafood exports set to top $2 billion
- Smart management to pay off for fishers
- Deepwater Group welcomes New Zealand Sea Lion Threat Management Plan
- More breeding albatrosses at remote Snares Islands
- Hoki stocks highest this century
- More breeding albatrosses at remote Snares Islands
- Seafood industry welcomes funding for endangered sea lions
- “Roughy on the Rise” book launch speeches 11 April 2017
- International fisheries scientists meet in Nelson to share world-leading ideas
- Seafood industry funds conservation expedition to Snares Islands
- Sustainable New Zealand Seafood Promoted
- Deepwater Group welcomes Kermadec research
- 2016 Posts below:
- Orange roughy fisheries certified as sustainable
- NGO declares: ‘the MSC officially became a sham’
- The Story of New Zealand Orange Roughy
- New Zealand Orange Roughy Gets Top International Sustainability Tick
- Sanford’s Move From Volume to Value Helps Boost Profit 152%
- The Seafood Industry Supports Huge Antarctic Marine Reserve
- The Seafood Industry Improves Its Environmental Performance
- Marine biodiversity needs more than protection
- Attacks on the seafood industry lack scientific credibility
- Rigorous scientific assessment of orange roughy fisheries in final stage
- 2015 Posts below:
- Revolutionary new trawling method improves quality of catch
- Seizing the global opportunities for New Zealand seafood
- Min Guy’s speech to the Seafood New Zealand 2015 Conference
- Government to review fisheries management
- New Zealand fish stocks performing well
- New Zealand steps up support for international shark conservation
- Scientists probe complex causes of NZ sea lion decline
- Talley’s trawler to assess orange roughy stocks
- Seafood industry supports efforts to save Auckland Islands’ sea lions
- New Zealand Oreo Fisheries Withdrawn from MSC Assessment
- New Zealand Squid Fisheries Withdrawn from MSC Assessment
- Ray Hilborn Asks If the Drive for MPA’s is Environmentally Shortsighted
- MSC sustainable seafood