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Mike Terry has spent more than 60 years on the water. From the early days of fishing without the convenience of GPS to today’s high-tech trawl gear,…

Jenny Marcroft brings a passion for people and progress to her role as Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.

Federation President Doug Saunders-Loder has spearheaded the development of nine animated videos to help give Kiwis a new and true look at bottom…

Cole Robinson and Tom Strawbridge from Strait Speared are delivering butterfish “from Cook Strait to Wellington plates.”

We’ve got some good news to share about what a global authority says about New Zealand. 

Max Mossler, Managing Editor of Sustainable Fisheries UW, shares a shortened version of his blog.

Dr Richard O'Driscoll, Chief Scientist – Fisheries at NIWA, shares his thoughts ahead of World Oceans Day.

Around 200 New Zealand fishers and fisher-adjacent people gathered in Christchurch this week for the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen Conference.…

Work has well and truly begun on Seafood New Zealand’s Conference for 2025 and we can now reveal the headline names that will be gracing the stage.

Collaboration is pointless and the time for talk has passed – so says Greenpeace. But who agrees with them?

Dr Sunkita Howard has found a unique way to help communicate her research on bycatch and fish behaviour by using a comic book to bring her findings to…

If you watched 'Ocean' and didn’t know how commercial fishing is done in New Zealand, you might be depressed. We can make you feel better.