The Update

CEO Lisa Futschek has been in Nelson, where several big themes have emerged, including the urgent need for change to enable our sector to thrive.

In this week’s The Update, we’re reflecting on the Seafood Directions Conference in Hobart, which took place 10-12 September. The event brought…

We clear up some confusion over whether we are taking full advantage of free trade agreements and give you an update on some of the changes we’re…

Keith Mawson from Egmont Seafoods in New Plymouth, has been fishing on the North Island’s West Coast for well over 30 years. This week he shares his…

Why should we care about sustainability? It is expensive, difficult and sometimes hard to understand. This week’s The Update looks at what we’re up…

New Zealand’s seafood sector is worth around NZD$2B in export receipts every year. That makes us a key part of the primary sector, but our…

Earlier this year we provided a submission on a petition put forward by Our Seas Our Future, calling for Government to establish 30 percent of New…

An indicator of a good conference is that you come away from it with food for thought, both from the sessions and from the connections you make with…

Last Friday, after reading an opinion piece in The Herald, Lisa Futschek felt compelled to write her first op-ed as Chief Executive of Seafood New…

Zak Olsen is a former commercial skipper turned Quota and Supply Systems/Harvest Planner for Moana New Zealand.

You know Seafood NZ is a bit short on…

This year, our Conference coincides with the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Over more than two weeks in the French capital, around 10,000 athletes will…

Rosa Edwards, Seafood NZ’s Inshore Protected Species Programme Lead, participated in an international working group to further explore better bycatch…