Fisheries
Pressure grows for greater fisheries observer measures
The WWF has called for the Tuna Commission to adopt greater measures to ensure the safety of fisheries observers onboard fishing vessels after the disappearance of another observer working on Pacific… Audio
Too many undersized snapper caught - MPI
The Ministry for Primary Industries says the number of undersized snapper being caught by commercial fishers is still too high.
Government to review fisheries management
The Government is launching a review of fisheries management, with New Zealand's quota management system now almost 30 years old.
Recreational fishers to show economic worth
Recreational fishers are to put dollar figures on what the sector is worth in a bid to get more quota off commercial fishers. The New Zealand Marine Research Foundation is funding a study to show how… Audio
Our Own Odysseys: Nauru Life
VSA volunteer Nicholas Hay is living on the Micronesian island of Nauru to help the Ministry of Marine Resources sustainably manage their coastal marine resources. Audio
China not playing fairly in Pacific fishery, says WWF
The World Wildlife Fund says China is not playing fairly in the Pacific ocean fishery, with the expansion of Chinese longliners in particular having created a crisis for local fishing industries, and… Audio
Vanuatu opens marine protected areas for cyclone victims
Vanuatu's Ministry of Fisheries says it will reopen Marine protected areas to fishing and lift a ban on hunting turtles to help relieve the food crisis in the country after cyclone pam's destruction… Audio
Recreational fishers urge action on massive in-shore decline
New Zealand Angling and Casting Association, Legasea Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay sportsfishing club and the Pania Surfcasting club have been gathering data on their catches in Hawkes Bay for the past 8… Audio
Opotiki's efforts to pull the region out of poverty
With Aileen Lawrie, chief executive of the Opotiki District Council and Arihia Tuoro of the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board and a director of Eastern Sea Farms - which is the majority owner of the new… Audio
Long-finned Eels
Following a call for a moratorium on the eel fishery to protect long-finned eels, a review is under way. Audio
