How many millions of snapper are being wasted every year due to commercial fishing? That’s a simple question. After the 2013 controversy Minister Nathan Guy and commercial interests agreed to a raft of measures to estimate the weight of undersized snapper returned to the sea in the northeastern fishery, Snapper 1. After numerous requests, some…
The scallop fishery at the top of the South Island is at its lowest recorded level, it continues to decline, and there are doubts about the future growth of young scallops. Nathan Guy’s recent decision to close part of Southern scallops to all fishing for the upcoming season may enable some regrowth, but is only…
Welcome to the FryUp – a regular look back at the week of fishing in the news. Marlborough Council calls to ban trawling and dredging Interesting news from the Marlborough District where bottom trawling and dredging is to be banned in certain sensitive areas of the Sounds under the Resource Management Act. Stuff www.stuff.co.nz…
The commercial fishing industry has recently taken a battering by an in-depth study of under reporting and wasteful dumping of fish in New Zealand waters over the last 60 years. For Karl Warr, a commercial fisherman in Hawke’s Bay, this wasn’t a surprise – he has seen the issue throughout his 15-year commercial career. But…
Welcome to the FryUp – a regular look back at the week of fishing in the news. A bold move to protect sharks Campaigning to protect shark stocks along the Great Barrier Reef has been stepped up a notch with WWF buying a commercial shark fishing licence. The conservation group says they will be retiring…
