There are no reports of illness at this point.

Japan has announced it will no longer hunt whales in the Southern Ocean.

Forest & Bird wants to see a three-year ban to allow the population to recover.

Great Barrier heli-fishing trip ended in a lamb lunch and $900 tips for wait staff.

Ocean rescue still underway for man who fell overboard from commercial fishing vessel.

Call to end whitebait sales to help alleviate pressure on the struggling native fishes.

Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says overfishing of hoki is "totally unacceptable".

Labour and NZ First are working on a solution to the Kermadec Sanctuary impasse.

Crayfish quotas are not allowing the fish to survive in northern waters.

Investigations into slavery in the fishing industry behind new commitments.

Major tuna products supplier to NZ commits to reforms after global environmental campaign.

A high-level scientific panel has again urged NZ to save the Maui dolphin from extinction.

COMMENT: A strong correlation was found between the state of the country's fish stocks and the quality of its fisheries management, writes Tim Pankhurst.

After extensive fire damage the Greymouth fishing boat Te Aroha has risen from the ashes and is back trawling off the West Coast.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is touring the country holding public consultation meetings, seeking feedback about its 'Future of our Fisheries' programme.

For the first time, scientists will construct a detailed picture stretching back more than 500 years of how we've affected our most important fisheries species - potentially genetically.

Check out these mussels, from New Zealand’s first commercial open ocean marine farm, off the coast of Opotiki. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The Government says it is open to a deal with iwi on the proposed Kermadec Islands marine sanctuary.

COMMENT: The recent report by Dr Glenn Simmons and others has lifted the lid on the wastefulness of the current fisheries management system.

COMMENT: If we are to have faith in our government and the system that governs our fisheries we need to know more, writes Richard Baker. Nathan Guy needs to show strong leadership and demand a comprehensive, independent inquiry with broad terms of referen

COMMENT: Research has uncovered decades-long, large-scale fish dumping, now let's work together on correcting this.

What does an ex-All Black captain do when he's done and dusted with the game?

The Government's proposals for revamping our marine protection legislation are long overdue. It is now 45 years since the Marine Reserves Act 1971 came into force, writes Raewyn Peart.

Hopefully the creation of these parks may shift the debate from who should get what, to what is holding back the fisheries to be more abundant, writes Katherine Short.

The Govt's plan to limit commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf has received a less than enthusiastic response.

But Government plans to banish commercial operators from catching fish that are popular with recreational fishers.

Government scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.

Concern is stirring over the health of several scallop fisheries after an investigation has detected the spread of a new parasite to North Island waters.

The Government says sharks should benefit from a proposed ban on wire traces and shark lines in two commercial fisheries.