Industry News | Seafood New Zealand

Hope for the Kaikoura paua fishery, five years post-earthquake

When the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake struck at midnight on November 14, 2016, the damage to the paua fishery was immense. That the fishery could reopen this coming summer is a testament to the hard work and sacrifice of many...

Friday 21 May 2021

Fighting the good (communications) fight

Every year, a global communications entity called Edelman do a worldwide research project on who the public trust.

Friday 14 May 2021

Fish stocks confirmed to be in good shape

The latest Status of our Fish Stocks, as assessed annually by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), shows New Zealand’s sustainability credentials are holding up globally.

Friday 7 May 2021

New Zealand's deepwater fisheries - a success story

With misinformation on seafood at an all-time high right now, it is more important than ever to spread as widely as possible the truth about the sustainability of New Zealand fisheries and the environmental care that is going...

Friday 30 April 2021

Rakiura - adapting to change

Seafood New Zealand spent last week on Rakiura/Stewart Island.

Friday 23 April 2021

New Zealand leading the world to eliminate fishing subsidies.

Two years after coming into force, New Zealand has opened consultation on future membership of the free trade agreement called the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP is a high-quality free...

Friday 16 April 2021

Time for some agility around changes to daily bag limits

If the number of applications for rahui being processed since the end of lockdown are anything to go by, the number of recreational fishers harvesting kaimoana is at an all-time high.

Friday 9 April 2021

Sustainable Seas seeks to deliver marine research essential to New Zealand's health and wealth

The country’s single largest marine research investment with a $70 million 10-year scope – titled Sustainable Seas – is more than halfway through its life. Yet it has received little publicity and public comment. TIM PANKHURST...

Thursday 1 April 2021

Still fit for purpose - the future-focused Fishing Act of 1996

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Dame Juliet Gerrard, this week completed a substantial report on commercial fishing.

Friday 26 March 2021