New ZealandSport fishers attack limits planRecreational fishers face significant bag or size limit restrictions under all three options revealed for managing the depleted Snapper 1 fishery from October 1.15 Jul 05:30 PM
EconomySealord unit woes hit Aotearoa profitsAotearoa Fisheries said its first-half earnings fell sharply after its 50 per cent-owned seafood business, Sealord, wrote down the value of its loss-making Argentinian fishing business.09 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandHook, line and sinkeredThe 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.21 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleSmall fry highlight dwindling fish stock fearsThese New Zealand snapper, sold in United States supermarkets and around the world, look tiny but may just be legal.21 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleCome in close for the best snapperThe best place to find snapper is close around the rocks, which is good news for shore-based fishermen as well as those in small boats.21 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSnapper survey findings disputedA Whangarei man who has been a commercial fisher for 40 years is disputing reports that Northland snapper stocks are below sustainable levels.21 Jun 05:07 AM
New ZealandOfficials wary over snapper plansSensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries.19 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandOfficers face fish-dumping chargesOfficers aboard one of two Korean-owned deep-sea trawlers berthed in Dunedin are facing allegations of illegally dumping fish at sea, brought by the fisheries division of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).18 Jun 12:09 AM
New ZealandFish quota on line as stocks fail to recoverNew Zealand's highest-profile fishery remains well below its sustainability target and a fight is looming over who should bear the brunt of restrictions - recreational fishers or the $50 million commercial sector.14 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandFishermen angry at call to extend set-net banOtago commercial fishermen have reacted with anger to a proposal to extend a ban on set-net fishing around the Otago Peninsula to help preserve yellow-eyed penguin colonies.19 May 08:16 PM
New ZealandGiant shark attacks swordfishAfter battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty hand-line out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic Mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece. courtesy TheFishingShow/ITM Fishing ShowWatch02 May 09:45 PM
New ZealandMaritime NZ to develop lifejacket safety systemMaritime New Zealand says it is working with the fishing industry to develop new safety systems that may make wearing lifejackets compulsory when crossing bars such as the dangerous Grey River.25 Apr 01:05 AM
OpinionSam Judd: Paua to the peopleEnvironmental columnist Sam Judd checks out the proposed controversial changes to areas for commercial harvesting for paua.21 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionSam Judd: Delicious rubbishSam Judd checks out freefishheads.co.nz - a website devoted to finding a grateful home for what is otherwise considered waste from the sea.11 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessHot summer a fishing boon for SanfordBarratt says Sanford is on track to land about $25 million worth of the fish in this New Zealand season.29 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandOutrage over trawler's marlin dumpCommercial fishermen are being blamed for dead marlin found floating off the Manukau Harbour.18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandYellowfin tuna disappearing on Western Bay coastlineAnglers are catching a range of fish species rarely seen along the Western Bay coastline, while others are disappearing.04 Mar 04:00 AM
WorldStudy exposes world's slaughter of sharksSharks are being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate, with a new study showing 100 million are killed a year.03 Mar 06:40 PM
New ZealandNavy cans Antarctic fishery patrolThe navy may not be able to monitor illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean because its ships are not up to the task.25 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandPlan to save feared predator debatedConservationists say our lack of protection measures for sharks is a source of global embarrassment but the industry argues the debate is clouded by emotion.25 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandRuakaka fishing competition to returnThere could be some fish hooks in the way prizes are allocated in future but the organisers of the southern hemisphere's biggest snapper contest say it will definitely be held again next year.25 Feb 06:03 AM
OpinionChristine Rose: Our reputation at stake with dolphinsOur "clean, green" image will be made or destroyed, depending on how we respond to one key indicator, writes Christine Rose - the extinction, or salvation, of Maui's dolphins.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew species of fish discovered in oceanAn expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.04 Feb 04:30 PM
