| Illegal fishing vessel intercepted | Fisheries Minister welcomes new space for mussel farming | Ten new marine farms approved in the South Island | Fisheries Minister sets cautious sea lion limit | Illegal fish buying operation closed down | “Every Fish Counts” this summer | Aquaculture reform submissions close soon | Maori Aquaculture Bill passes second reading | Hawke’s Bay Fishery Officers intercept illegal paua haul | Proposal to close harbour to cockle and pipi harvesting | Fisheries MoU signed in Chatham Islands | Northland fish seller apprehended12 months jail for recidivist paua thief | Big penalties for recidivist commercial fisher | Recreational Fishers Reminded of New Rules for Summer | Marine farm limps over the line | 520 hectares of new marine farming space in the Firth of Thames | Banned fisheries poacher sentencedSeafood consumers can have confidence | Auckland Scallop Season Opens on 1 September | Kaipara Harbour Closed for Taking Scallops | Hold your Horses on Manukau Scallops | Introduction of Bladder Kelp Seaweed into the Quota Management System on 1 October 2010 | Illegal fishing and selling terminated | Proposed Mātaitai Reserves on the South Island West CoastFiordland blue cod closures extended | New Zealand longfin eel | Changes to Ministry of Fisheries Organisational Design Announced | West Coast fishers in court | Minister commends Antarctic documentary | Hoki fishery recovering wellChanges to Ministry of Fisheries’ organisational design proposed | $5000 fine for 275 paua | Fishery officers make big paua haul at Makara | Ministry of Fisheries makes preliminary aquaculture decision in Firth of Thames | Second paua poaching king pin sentenced | Greedy paua fishers the exception to Hawke’s Bay summer | Head of Wellington paua ring sentenced | Statement from the Ministry of Fisheries on observer report of severed arm in trawl netPaua poacher gets community service, fine and forfeits dive gear | Commercial fisherman convicted after MFish investigation into non reporting of catch | Snapper poachers lose boat, face big fines | Three men apprehended in MFish crackdown on Christchurch paua poaching | Fishery officers seize $15,000 boat after illegal Crayfish take | Police and fishery officers catch paua plunderers | Man convicted of plundering Marine Reserve forfeits gear and gets 200 hours community service | Seafood store owner convicted of assaulting fishery officers | 5 Northland men nabbed in Paua sting | Gisborne man sentenced to 250 hours community work for plundering crayfish | Proposed mätaitai reserves on the South Island west coast | Ministry of Fisheries reminds fishers to take special care when set netting in Wellington Harbour | MFish remind fishers of code of practice for set netting | Northland scallop fishers nabbed | Kaipara Harbour scallop season opens on 28 November | Northland commercial fisher convicted | South Pacific fisheries convention agreed | New Zealand tops global fisheries research | Progress made toward lifting cod ban | Aquaculture reform reaches milestoneNew fishing rules for Akaroa Harbour from tomorrow | New minimum legal size for paua in Taranaki from tomorrow | New rules for recreational fishers in Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast from tomorrow | New fishing rules come into effect on 1 October | Fisheries offending leads to heavy fines | Fisheries Minister sets new catch limits for 11 fishstocks | Paua poaching ring stopped in its tracks | Northland commercial fisher convicted | New Update for Status of New Zealand’s Fish Stocks | Fisheries 2030 goal and action plan released | More bad news for paua poachers | Enhanced powers to help seabirds | Crayfish poacher in court for third time | Another paua bust in the Bay of Plenty | Substantial sentence for paua possession | Catch reporting goes electronic | New season for the Otago commercial rock lobster fishery | New paua rules for the Chatham Islands | Recidivist Paua Poachers Nailed | Greedy scallop-takers spoil northern season opening | Akaroa Taiapure - new rules for fishers | New rock lobster rules for Fiordland | Pukerua Bay fishing restrictions | New rules for recreational fishers in Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast | Good news for recreational fishersNZ Fisheries Get Green Light | Foveaux Strait Oyster Fisheries Plan leads the way for fresh approach | Auckland Islands squid fishing season winding down | Nelson - Marlborough scallop season opens | Wellington scallop season opens today | Otago Harbour cockle fishing trials given go ahead | South Island flatfish catch increasedBudget support for fisheries and aquaculture | Supreme Court shows way forward for kahawai | Implementation Strategy, another first for the Waikato River | Fishery officers bust black market crayfish house | Implementation Strategy, another first for the Waikato River | Fisher caught selling rock lobster on black marketBlack market net closes in Southland | ‘Dodging with fur seals’ lead to photo competition win | Naturally small paua in Taranaki leads MFish to propose a change in the recreational fishing rules | MFish reminds flounder fishers of netting restrictions as season commences | Proposed mataitai reserves on the South Island West Coast - Public Meetings | Fisheries 2030 project takes next step | ‘Big fat oyster’ seller cops big fat penalty | Heavy sentencing sends clear message to commercial fishers | MFish introduces new paua friendly plastic fishing knife | Minister announces new limits for lobstersInner Tasman bay to be closed to commercial fishing | Squid fishers congratulated on response to fall in sea lion numbers | Calls to MFish 0800 4 POACHER hotline rise by 38% in December | Fishery officers carry out more than 27,000 inspections during 2008 |