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 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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