Northland fishers caught flouting shellfish rules in summer crackdown
Unlike past years, there were no marine reserve breaches, the spokesman said. Nationally, there were almost 13,000 recreational…
Bill would remove commercial minimum snapper size under fisheries reforms
Current laws mean a commercial fishing vessel can only keep snapper bigger than 25cm and anything smaller must…
A Tale of Conservation and Community
It was early on the morning of Thursday, January 22, when the sea at Kochuthoppu, on the southern…
Nell Fisher’s school friends are unimpressed she stars in Stranger Things
“And you can just sort of skip past it which I actually found was really nice that I…
Northland fishing lines drawn: MP challenges Shane Jones on marlin bycatch rules
The marlin proposal would allow the 300 to 400 marlin caught incidentally by commercial fishers to be landed…
Fishing host Matt Watson accuses Shane Jones of favouring commercial industry ‘mates’
Representatives of the commercial sector say the intent of the proposal is not to target the species. The…
Fisheries New Zealand urges holiday fishers to download rules app
“These rules vary by species and area and do change from time to time, so it’s important to…
Humpback whale sighting delights fishers in Northland’s Bream Bay
“He was jumping out of the water and flapping his fins all over the place; he was showing…
Recreational fishers oppose Hauraki Gulf fishing reforms, Shane Jones says ‘it’s a bit late’
“We’ve got people coming from Kaitaia, Ahipara, Tauranga, Whitianga, Waikato, all over the show. We’ve got guys putting…