by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 29, 2019 | News
Kiwi teenager Ritson Galloway, who is the current New Zealand Live Duck Calling Champion, blitzed the best duck callers from all over the world to become the first Non-American to win at the World Waterfowl calling competition in the US. The 16-year-old, who became...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 28, 2019 | News
New fishing rules have been announced to reduce threats to sea lions in the subantarctic Auckland Islands squid fishery. The Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, decided on the changes following a public consultation and support and advice from the Squid 6T Technical...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 28, 2019 | News
The government’s proposal on Firearm Prohibition Order raises significant human rights concerns, says Green Party justice spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman. “The one that really jumps out, for example, is warrantless search powers, so we are giving police extra...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 28, 2019 | News
A $242,350 fine was imposed on a Christchurch storage business and its employee who killed more than 1700 eels and fish after spilling ammonia into a creek. The April 2018 spill, which covered five kilometres of the Belfast’s Kaputone Creek, spread ammonia from a...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 27, 2019 | News
New fisheries regulations, including a ban on pāua gathering, to rebuild fish stocks within the East Otago Taiāpure will take effect next month. From 12 December, it will be an offence to take or possess pāua within the taiāpure. Other changes also include a...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 27, 2019 | News
Recreational hunters targeting Himalayan tahr can now record and submit their hunting contributions using a new mobile phone app designed by the Game Animal Council (GAC) and the Department of Conservation (DOC). Developed through the Survey123 for ArcGIS data...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 26, 2019 | News
A new Auckland initiative is making it easy for boaties on one of New Zealand’s most dangerous stretches of water – Manukau Harbour – to borrow a life jacket from Manukau Cruising Club for a gold coin donation. It is the first in the series of life jacket hubs being...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 20, 2019 | News
Entries are now open for the New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has announced the newly established New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards to recognise and celebrate those throughout industry, tangata whenua, and communities...
by Esha Chanda | Nov 14, 2019 | Features, Fishing
We live in a world of plastic: shopping bags, bottles, kitchenware, takeaway coffee cups. And much of this is steadily making its way into our marine environment. You do not have to look too far to see the effects. The beautiful beaches and the deep pristine New...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern along with minister of police Stuart Nash recently announced that the Cabinet has agreed to seek public feedback on a plan to further strengthen gun laws to improve public safety. This will be through the introduction of Firearms...
