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Search for trawler crew stood down

The search for three men missing in the Southern Ocean has been called off, with rescuers saying their chance of survival is 'nil'.

At least three dead after trawler sinks off NZ coast

Three bodies have been found and three crew are still missing after a NZ chartered trawler sank in the Southern Ocean with 51 crew on board.

Crayfishing boat seized

Fish forever ?

When it comes to fish, New Zealand is often held up as an exemplar of what happens when you get things right.

Aquaculture keen to grow, as rules relax

Concern over orange roughy fishing

NZ's Antarctic fishing blamed for orca decline

Researchers say a decline in Ross Sea orcas may be partly due to NZ's deep-sea fishing.

<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Ban fishing of bluefin tuna or risk losing them forever

The seas are dying and NZ not helping: expert

British documentary maker Charles Clover says that NZ risks losing its world-leader status on managing fisheries.