Industry News | Seafood New Zealand

Marketing perceptions of New Zealand in a COVID-world

New Zealand Story has just released a comprehensive report on how the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted perceptions of New Zealand amongst our key trading markets.

Friday 19 February 2021

The looming crisis of international airfreight

The clock is ticking on a lifeline for the seafood industry in a COVID-19 world.

Friday 12 February 2021

The recreational catch - blunt views from a master fisher

A shared fishery can create tensions, but marine experts Scott and Sue Tindale say there are many improvements that can be made towards a healthy marine environment and a thriving fishery – and much of that is in the recreational...

Monday 8 February 2021

Getting locals into the seafood industry - the promise, the plan, and the progress

In the midst of last year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the government threw the seafood industry a lifeline by allowing hundreds of foreign workers – mostly Ukrainian and Russian – an exemption to fly into New Zealand to crew the massive...

Friday 5 February 2021

The importance of fisheries management

A major paper on fisheries management has just been released by researchers at the University of Washington.

Friday 29 January 2021

EAFM and the Fisheries Act 1996

This report identifies commonly-accepted principles of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in international literature, and assesses the extent to which the Fisheries Act 1996 requires or enables New Zealand’s...

Monday 18 January 2021

Calling time on a challenging year

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.

Friday 11 December 2020

Industry focuses on recruitment

It is often said that a good crisis should not be wasted.

Friday 4 December 2020

Pregnant women now able to eat more fish species - research

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...

Thursday 3 December 2020