Seafood industry celebrated at the Seafood Sustainability Awards The big winner at the Seafood Sustainability Awards was a man who has spent almost 20 years working to protect seabirds and marine mammals in the commercial fishing industry. The awards, held for the first time at parliament on 3 August 2020,…

Kiwi seafood companies collaborate to help iwi Top quality seafood has been slashed in price in an effort to support iwi during COVID-19. Sealord and Moana New Zealand have been providing their products at discounted prices – up to 70 percent off their retail value – with iwi purchasing the…

Fishing and the environment - it shouldn't be an either/or This week’s release of the National Plan of Action on seabirds was the result of three years of discussions between industry, eNGOs, Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation (DOC). It is a good result and has the Vision…

Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these stocks are at sustainable levels or successfully rebuilding. That is the main…

Changes to Sea lion protections in Auckland Islands Friday 22 November 2019Press Release: Fisheries New Zealand Fishing rule changes to reduce threats to sea lions in the subantarctic Auckland Islands squid fishery have been decided. New Zealand sea lions are a national taonga. They were hunted to near extinction in…