by Editor | Dec 15, 2022 | News
New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited has announced it has signed a contract with Netherland’s based Damen Shipbuilding Maaskant for the design and build of a new scampi vessel for operation in the Southern Ocean. The vessel will contribute to Sanford’s target...
by Editor | Nov 2, 2022 | News
Fisheries New Zealand is considering reopening the Kaikōura pāua fishery and is inviting people to have their say on the issue. The fishery was closed after the devasting earthquakes in the region in 2016. Acting Director Fisheries Management, Allen Frazer says using...
by Editor | Sep 5, 2022 | News
Latest research reveals the majority of the plastic mass in the North Pacific Garbage Patch originates from fishing activities. The subtropical oceanic gyre is a system of ocean currents in the North Pacific Ocean, that is currently covered with tens of thousands of...
by Editor | Aug 19, 2022 | News
A sustainability innovator and three people young leaders of the seafood industry were recognised at the annual Seafood New Zealand awards ceremony this week. Zak Olsen, Cheyanne Amai, and Shalaine Jackson each took away a Young Achiever’s Award at at the annual...
by Editor | Jul 8, 2022 | Opinion
Māori hold a third of New Zealand’s fishing interests, but as the ocean warms and fish migrate, these rights don’t move with them, warns Maui Hudson, Associate Professor, Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato. Record high...
