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No changes to management of striped marlin
Tauranga businessman sentenced for serious fishing offences
Court sends strong message to fisherman sentenced for false reporting
Joint statement from MPI and DOC
Fine for “greedy” Coromandel scallop diver
Accidental sea lion captures regrettable
Public assistance praised in paua apprehension
Information sought on group suspected of illegally selling paua
Tauranga based fishing trawler forfeit to the crown
Marsden Bank closed to pipis for a further two years
Southland company and director sentenced on fishing reporting charges
Response to Earthrace statement by the Ministry for Primary Industries
Fisheries operation nets ten for paua offences in Waikato and the Coromandel
Marlborough Sounds blue cod fishery opening for summer
Illegal fishing costs Tauranga commercial fishers $95,000
Changes to recreational set netting for the top of the East Coast of the South Island
Maunganui Bay closed for further two years
Mussel programme to revolutionise aquaculture
Fish stock status update
Recidivist paua poacher sentenced on poaching and drug charges
Paua poacher gets prison time
Mixed bag of shellfish offences keep fishery officers busy in the Coromandel
Bluff’s new fishery recruits
Comment sought on National Plan to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds
Fisheries law breach proves costly
Fishing changes announced
Decision on orange roughy fishery welcome
Measures to protect oceanic whitetip shark
Maui’s dolphin TMP consultation underway
Crew of Oyang 75 sentenced
Woman caught operating illegal fish and chip caravan
Northland diver breaches scallop limit on first day of season
Honorary Fishery Officers receive bravery awards for rescue
Closure of Marlborough Sounds recreational blue cod fishery
Recreational scallop season opening for Auckland and Kermadec Areas
Paua poachers nabbed by fishery officers
Paua thieves caught in Coromandel Peninsula
Five new mätaitai reserves announced
Wakatu Quay area closed for further two years
Squid fishery decision reflects new research
Recreational scallop season opening for Central and South East Areas
Don’t take more than your legal limit this scallop season
Fishery officers seize dive gear
Rock Lobster fisher sold recreational catch to undercover fishery officer
Set net restrictions to protect Maui’s dolphins
Fish stock status report
Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries
Sustainable management of longfin eels
Bay of Plenty fishery officers seize boat and dive gear at Maketu
Wellington men caught with significant haul of illegal Paua
Rock lobster concession areas retained
Oyang 77 charges laid
Unacceptable abuse of Quota Management System
Aquaculture projects approved in latest SFF Round
Recreational fishers caught illegally selling fish from car boot
Southern Blue Whiting Certification
Changes to Recreational Fishing Catch Limits Take Effect
Waikanae man uses scuba to plunder paua stocks
Rock Lobster Catch Limit Changes
Fishing vessel seized in Canterbury
Fisherman fined for dumping snapper
Foreign Charter Vessels Inquiry report released
Illegal activity nets dolphins
MAF investigates Taranaki food retailers regarding fish supply
Areas designated for Undaria farming
Maui’s Dolphin Mortality
NZ recognised for fisheries monitoring control and surveillance
Recreational fishing survey - coming to a boat ramp near you
Marlborough blue cod fishery opening for summer
‘Please call’ plea from Fishery Officers
MAF salutes its volunteers
Enquiries follow Southland paua shell find
NZ plays important part in international fishing sting
Tauranga fishing trawler likely to be seized following apparent black market activity
Akaroa paua poachers pinged
Forensic first in fish investigation – big fine imposed
Greedy fisher loses boat, faces prosecution
Checkpoint paua haul has sequel in court
Honorary Fishery Officers rescue drowning boy
Large Northland paua haul
Smart fishing solution complimented by Mayor
Award-winning mobile fishing technology, summer education programme launched
Submissions received by Inquiry into Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels
Dolphin management measures announced
Oyang 75 leaves Port Lyttelton
Merged MAF focuses on Growing and Protecting NZ
Alleged repeat paua thief nabbed in Gisborne
Disease affecting Southland kanakana/lamprey
Gisborne king tides net large haul of undersize paua
Big fisheries operation in Taranaki
33 apprehended for Northland paua poaching
Foreign Charter Fishing Vessel Inquiry Submissions Close Soon
Aquaculture enters new era
Minister acknowledges Navy role in high seas fisheries compliance
Minister acknowledges Antarctic science work
Changes to fishing catch limits announced
Kaikoura diver sentenced for paua poaching
Waikato-Tainui take on joint fishery management
Wairarapa Fishery Officers intercept illegal paua
NZ investing in sustainable Pacific fisheries
Fishers called on to follow the rules during RWC celebrations
Submissions Invited on Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels
Under-declaring fish could have big cost for Tauranga commercial fisherman
Scallop fishers urged to play by the rules
Bluff bliss for Rugby World Cup visitors
Vehicle, boat seized after Thames man caught selling fish in Auckland
West Coast mataitai reserves announced
Five marine reserves announced for West Coast
Paua poaching prison sentence upheld
MAF/MFish merger to realise savings; front line functions remain secure
Ministerial Inquiry panel and TOR announced
Poachers receive big fines for Pauanui paua greed
New law supports sustainable aquaculture
Amendments strengthen aquaculture legislation
Isolation didn’t stop fisheries apprehension
Ministerial inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels
Paua poaching court success in Gisborne, Opotiki
Ministry of Fisheries investigation into fishing vessel
Top of the south scallop season opening soon
Recreational fisher apprehended selling oysters
Hakihea mataitai reserve announced
Thieves get custodial sentences for big paua haul
Science shows hoki recovered
Gisborne man sentenced for threatening Fishery Officer
NZ ratifies South Pacific Fisheries Convention
Sentencing in Gisborne rock lobster case
Putting PAID to paua poaching
Marlborough blue cod fishery reopens
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