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It was heartening this to see academics reinforcing the New Zealand fishing industry’s stance, supported by science, that the cat borne disease…

Pam Williams, the founder of Wanganui Trawlers, which later became Wanganui Seafoods, passed away on October 5, aged 88.

After thousands of hours of collaborative work, the announcement that the Kaikōura pāua and kina fisheries will open in December is wonderful news.

Oceans and Fisheries Minister, David Parker, has announced the reviews of 15 fish stocks in the twice-yearly sustainability round.

The World Fisheries Congress, underway now in Adelaide, South Australia, has gone virtual due to Covid-19 global travel restrictions.

The rollout of geospatial position reporting (GPR) and real time electronic reporting (ER) is proving its worth.

The fight to put the Antipodean albatross in first place in this year’s Bird of the Year Awards is starting hard and starting early.

The strike from Ngāi Tahu on New Zealand’s largest seafood company surprised the industry, but the impact of that stake should not be underestimated.

Two years post-consultation on the dolphin Threat Management Plan (TMP), There is silence around the Māui dolphin’s major threat, toxoplasmosis.

After hundreds of hours of hard work organising a conference for 300 delegates, it's easy to be devasted at its cancellation.

The annual conference is where we celebrate the leaps the industry has made in technology, transparency, and sustainability.