fisheries

Expert Q&A | Published: 20 February 2025

As the world’s oceans continue to warm, tuna stocks in the Pacific are expected to head east: away from local […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 May 2024

Fisheries New Zealand has introduced two proposals to tackle kina barrens on the North East coast of Aotearoa. Kina barrens […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 January 202420 February 2024

Surface longline vessels operating near New Zealand’s shore will be required to have cameras on board by today, with the aim of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 June 202101 July 2021

The government has announced 18 new protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, along with limiting trawl fishing to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 June 202024 June 2020

The Government has announced a suite of measures in an effort to protect New Zealand’s native Māui and Hector’s dolphins. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202015 January 2020

Roughly half of the world’s fish catch is being managed sustainably, but the other half is not properly assessed or managed, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 June 201907 June 2019

Commercial fishing vessels at greatest risk of encountering rare Māui dolphins will be required to operate with on-board cameras from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 201916 May 2019

A public survey about whitebait fishing finds 90 per cent of respondents support efforts to make the fishery sustainable. Almost […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 February 201905 February 2019

Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has proposed a series of changes to how fisheries are managed in New Zealand. The Government […]

In the News | Published: 18 October 201720 August 2018

Whether or not marine reserves help the unprotected sea creatures beyond their borders has been hotly contested, but new research […]