Popular pet food brands sold in New Zealand have been caught up in disturbing claims of slavery on the high seas.

The illegal fishing vessel at the centre of a New Zealand Navy operation earlier this year has been detained in Thailand.

There are fears tuna are teetering on the edge of survival as an excess of boats fight over a decreasing number of fish.

Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, lifted annual profit 10 per cent as gains in its deepwater fishing and aquaculture operations offset falling skipjack tuna prices.

The fisherman killed when he fell overboard off the Canterbury coast yesterday has been described as a "top man" who loved the sea.

The Ten Pound Contest will have anglers trying to catch the closest snapper to 10lb (4.5kg) around Auckland next week.

The first thing Len Rameka does after dropping the anchor is explain to punters how to bait up his traces.

Come dawn on Wednesday, hundreds of trout fishermen will drop their lures into the water or cast fly lines into the current in the Ohau Channel where a shotgun blast signals the start of fishing in the new season.

The Government plans to establish two marine parks for recreational fishing - and pay millions in compensation to the commercial interests that would be forced out.

New Zealand First wants to limit foreign ownership of residential property, and ban foreign boats and crews from fishing New Zealand waters.

The impact of commercial fishing on vulnerable ecosystems in a unique area of the South Pacific will go under the microscope during a five-week scientific voyage.

New technology designed to prevent fish dumping by the country's commercial fishing fleet will be unveiled today.

Is this new fishing net developed by NZ industry and scientists the future of sustainable fishing? See the first underwater images of revolutionary fishing technology created by a partnership between local scientists and three Kiwi fishing companies.

Pacific nations need to take advantage of the multi-billion-dollar fishery on their doorstep by sending fresh sashimi to high-paying customers in Asia.

A fishy stunt in Parliament by Labour leader David Shearer appeared to backfire after it spawned a round of dead fish jokes.

The passions that fishing can arouse are hard to fathom for the unconverted. Many think the odds are stacked in favour of the fish and leave it to the experts.

Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out the proposed controversial changes to areas for commercial harvesting for paua.

Sam Judd checks out freefishheads.co.nz - a website devoted to finding a grateful home for what is otherwise considered waste from the sea.

Commercial fishermen are being blamed for dead marlin found floating off the Manukau Harbour.

Anglers are catching a range of fish species rarely seen along the Western Bay coastline, while others are disappearing.

The navy may not be able to monitor illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean because its ships are not up to the task.

Fishing firm Sanford posted an almost 7 per cent drop in full-year profit yesterday as one-off events in its Pacific tuna operations took a toll on earnings.