Scollop fisheries close as numbers plummet

Scollop fisheries close as numbers plummet

The two remaining open areas in the Coromandel scallop fishery will close, after new information showed scallops are in decline. “I am invoking emergency measures to close the fishery,” Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker said today. A new camera-based survey...
RMA Reform needed to keep aquaculture moving

RMA Reform needed to keep aquaculture moving

The Government announced that RMA reform will be needed to keep the highly profitable and growing aquaculture industry moving. The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker said the impact of high water temperature on New Zealand King Salmon’s forecast revenue...