Industry News | Seafood New Zealand

Promise campaign celebrates seafood industry men and women

Meri Leask has looked out for the Bluff fishing fleet for 40 years.

Friday 19 July 2019

New Zealand fisheries a leading example

Canada has followed New Zealand’s example of good fisheries management.

Friday 12 July 2019

The human cost of a 'kind' government - a letter from the fishing industry

I was asked to write about the government’s recently released Hector’s and Maui Dolphin Threat Management Plan (Dolphin TMP). Before I do that, stay with me for a short but necessary detour down the rabbit hole that is Wellington...

Monday 8 July 2019

Industry bait setter a potential seabird game changer

Leigh longline fisherman Dave Kellian has long worried about protecting the seabirds that teem in New Zealand waters.

Friday 5 July 2019

Fishers risk becoming an endangered species

Fishermen are wondering if they, too, risk becoming an endangered species.

Friday 28 June 2019

What about the wellbeing of our fishers and their families?

The dolphin threat management plan (TMP) released this week is all about image.

Friday 21 June 2019

Statement on Hector and Maui Threat Management proposals

This is a complex document and we need time to consider its implications. The industry is concerned about dolphin protection and has worked hard to minimise risk, with demonstrable success. We are also concerned...

Monday 17 June 2019

New Zealand not alone in fighting attacks on reputation

Three years after the New Zealand fishing industry began a campaign to improve public perception of the sector, there has been a plethora of other work emerge on the topic of social contract, or social license, in the seafood...

Friday 14 June 2019

Inaccuracies and conspiracy theories abound at fisheries lectures

If conspiracy theories could be personified, they would take the form of Dr Daniel Pauly.

Friday 31 May 2019