by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
October marks the beginning of the new fishing season – the perfect opportunity to get back on the water after the cold winter. And around New Zealand, hundreds of anglers headed to the water for their first catch of the season. The Rotorua lakes offer some of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
A new study has found microplastics present in three-quarters of commercially caught fish in New Zealand’s southern water. The University of Otago research, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, looked at a sample of 155 commercially caught fish destined for human...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Oct 4, 2022 | Editor's pick, Events
In a first for New Zealand, satellites have been used to track coastal water health around Aotearoa. In a new report commissioned by the Department of Conservation (DOC), NIWA analysed satellite images to measure changes in suspended sediment – or total suspended...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Sep 21, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
When it comes to high-end fishing platforms, Sealegs International’s latest offering – the range-topping 12-meter Sealegs Cabin RIB (12RC) – is a fisherman’s dream. The new launch features a 12-metre-long fishing platform with an overall beam of 3.6 meters, providing...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Sep 21, 2022 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month One Hundred HavensHelen BeagleholeMassey University Press$60Reviewed by Tony Orman Any boatie or angler who has frequented the idyllic Marlborough Sounds – idyllic apart from ghastly salmon farms and mussel farms and commercial pine forestry – should...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Sep 21, 2022 | Editor's pick, News
A team of divers has begun surveying the Waikato’s coastal marine areas to determine the presence and extent of marine pest species. Starting in the Coromandel Peninsula, the biosecurity surveillance work targets marine pests Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella...
