by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 15, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
The Seafood Sustainability Awards are a chance to recognise outstanding contributions to sustainability from right across the seafood sector – aquaculture, iwi, recreational, and commercial fishing as well as research and innovation. The awards are not just for...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 1, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
NZ Police say five people onboard a small runabout were “lucky to escape” after their vessel sank between Matiu/Somes Island and Seaview Wharf. The incident took place at about 7pm on Sunday, 19 February, leaving them treading water in the sea. “We got the call once...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 1, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
A special hunting season for paradise shelduck has been announced in March for Taranaki game hunters. Taking place over three weekends, including the Taranaki Anniversary weekend, the season has been declared by Fish & Game to help farmers disperse flocks that can...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 28, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
A project aimed at protecting Māui dolphins by using drone monitoring technology has been granted approval by the Civil Aviation Authority. MAUI63, a non-profit wildlife technology organisation, has already developed a drone capable of finding and tracking the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 12, 2023 | News
A joint Fish & Game ranger training and night-ranging operation held over the weekend of 21 and 22 January resulted in several sports fishing offences being detected at the Mackenzie hydro canals. Twelve Central South Island and North Canterbury Fish & Game...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Feb 12, 2023 | News
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on a draft Fisheries Plan to help restore and protect the Hauraki Gulf. Director fisheries management, Emma Taylor, said this is one of the key long-term fisheries management actions in the Government’s...
