by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 29, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The Bay of Islands Swordfish Club, the oldest sports fishing club in the country, is advocating for the implementation of sustainable recreational fishing practices through the promotion of tag and release rules for billfish in game fishing tournaments. As one of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 23, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
Discover some of Aotearoa’s favourite ika at EMR’s Fish of the Year competition. Now in its third year, EMR’s (Experiencing Marine Reserves) annual competition is aimed to raise awareness on some of the issues marine life face and educate Kiwis about the incredible...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 20, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. In 2021, most of the Coromandel fishery and all of the Northland scallop fishery were closed due to sustainability concerns, and in December 2022, new...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 17, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
New Zealand has joined the IUU Fishing Action Alliance to further support the global fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The international alliance was launched by the UK, the US, and Canada in June 2022 and is a coalition of states...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 17, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The popular and long-running Pureora Hunting Competition returns this year after three-year COVID-related hiatus. The emergence of COVID-19 and the subsequent Government response meant the competition has not been held since 2019. This year, it will open on 20 March...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 17, 2023 | News
A man who poached three suitcases of pāua from the Kaikōura fishery has been sentenced to seven months in prison, along with the forfeiture of his vehicle, suitcases, and dive gear used in the offending to the Crown. Robert Jason Guild (40) was sentenced on 15 March...
