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Experienced governance leader Greg Gent started as the new independent chair of Seafood New Zealand on 16 August 2023.

On 31 January Seafood New…

It has been a huge week with the near-simultaneous launches of the Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan (ITP), the Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan, and…

Responding to Government announcements today about the Hauraki Gulf, Seafood New Zealand says commercial fishers are keen to play their part to help…

Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Dr Jeremy Helson welcomes the final Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan announced by Minister Rachel Brooking…

Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles was awarded New Zealander of the Year in 2021 for her cut-through science communications during the information…

The Government’s consultation on catch limits for New Zealand’s largest orange roughy fishery has brought this deepsea fish into the spotlight again.

Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) is currently reviewing feedback on proposed seabird mitigation measures for surface longliners (SLL).  Much of the media’s…

New Zealand seafood will gain $20 million in tariff reductions when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union comes into force in the…

This week MPI announced that on-board cameras delivered by Spark will go live on the first tranche of inshore fishing vessels on 1 August.

Listening to Radio New Zealand ‘The Panel’ members muse on the Hauraki Gulf, I noticed how the Gulf tends to be alluded to as a treasure, a jewel, and…

On 14 June, the University of Washington released substantial analysis casting further doubt on the Sala et al. 2021 study that was published in the…

The Ministry for Primary Industries yesterday launched its latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI). The report notes that seafood…