by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 3, 2023 | Book reviews
Pick of the month Wild Coasts: Exploring Aotearoa’s marine reservesNed BarraudPotton & Burton$21.99 Back on our bookshelves is the latest book from award-winning author and illustrator Ned Barraud, which offers a fascinating exploration of some of Aotearoa’s...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 30, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
A group involved in the black-market poaching of crayfish have been sentenced to home detention and community work by the Whakatane District Court. Members of the poaching ring, which netted thousands of dollars in illegal sales, were sentenced following a a major...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 30, 2023 | Editor's pick, News
After public consultation and consideration of advice from Fisheries New Zealand, catch limits for Northland’s rock lobster fishery will reduce by 21 tonnes from 1 April. The decision, approved by the minister, takes a “precautionary approach” to increase rock lobster...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 30, 2023 | Archive, Editor's pick
In our latest issue, we meet Craig Pinkney, a fisherman in Northland’s Hokianga Harbour, who has become an early adopter of electric-powered commercial fishing boats in New Zealand. Based in Kohukohu, fuel accessibility is often a challenge for equipment...
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 Randolph Covich | Mar 29, 2023 | Editor's pick, Features
Northland’s Hokianga Harbour probably isn’t the first place you’d think of as a location for what may be the country’s first electric-powered commercial fishing boat, but it’s here that fisherman Craig Pinkney has stepped forward and embraced a technology that has yet...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Mar 29, 2023 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
With thousands of hunters about to head into the hills for the annual deer Roar, the Game Animal Council is reminding them to follow the 5 Ps for a safe and successful Roar: plan for the best, prepare for the worst, provide your intentions, positively identify your...
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...
