While many in the seafood industry remain busy all through the festive season, the last Update of the year is a good time to reflect on the achievements and challenges of this most remarkable year.
It is often said that a good crisis should not be wasted.
Research conducted by New Zealand Food Safety into the mercury levels of fish species has allowed the advice to pregnant woman to be updated and the findings have opened up a whole new array of fish that is quite safe for...
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) has just released analysis of New Zealand’s seafood exports into China during the upheaval of COVID-19 and it has concluded that 2 separate waves of the outbreak hit seafood – but New Zealand...
The Sands Fish and Chip Shop opposite Nelson’s Tahunanui Beach is an institution, having served up tasty meals for over 75 years.
In short, not well.
This week the National Party named Tim van de Molen as the new Fisheries Spokesman. And like Labour a few weeks ago, has changed the name of the portfolio to Oceans and Fisheries.
Labour’s landslide election victory gave them a strong mandate to govern alone, which they have chosen to do, leaving the Greens outside of Cabinet.
A report this week out of South Africa presented a very different take on ocean pollution.