The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor has released a new report into New Zealand’s fisheries management system. The recommendations include adopting a whole-ecosystem approach to […]
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Fisheries management helps prevent overfishing – Expert Reaction
Roughly half of the world’s fish catch is being managed sustainably, but the other half is not properly assessed or managed, […]
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Fisheries management – Expert Reaction
Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has proposed a series of changes to how fisheries are managed in New Zealand. The Government […]
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What’s the future of recreational fishing? – In the News
A new report from the New Zealand Initiative – the first of three – suggests recreational fishers might face greater […]
Continue readingMaui’s dolphin extinction risk
A major international conference on marine mammals in Dunedin this week has focused attention on efforts to halt the extinction […]
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Longfin eels – PCE calls for commercial fishing moratorium
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]
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Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection
The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]
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Fishing for the truth on ocean protection
An article by Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons in the New Zealand Herald highlights the environmental issues surrounding fishing, drawing […]
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Antarctic fishing slips under the radar – Editorial
An editorial in this week’s Waikato Times highlights the issue of commercial fisheries in the Antarctic. The topic was also […]
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Dom Post: Fishing limit decisions ‘guesswork’
Nick Churchouse writes in the Dominion Post about the view of an eminent NZ scientist that decisions on commercial fishing […]
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