Ocean Acidification a Real Threat to Shellfish
NEW ZEALAND - Bluff's oyster fisheries in Foveaux Strait may be at the top of a hit list of species vulnerable to increasing acidity levels in the oceans, New...

Shellfish Conference for Blenheim
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND - The week-long conference, held biennially, is attended by up to 400 scientist, regulators and industry members, and showcases the latest...

Plan Brings Fish Farms to Firth of Thames
NEW ZEALAND - Environment Waikato will proceed with drafting changes to the Regional Coastal Plan to allow new types of marine farming, including fish farming, in...

Bright Future for NZ Shellfish
NEW ZEALAND - A major research project led by Nelson’s Cawthron Institute intends to transform the aquaculture industry with new high-value shellfish species and...

Scallop Collapse Attributed to Trawlers
NEW ZEALAND - Years of commercial trawling and dredging of the seabed are partly responsible for the collapse of the scallop fishery in Tasman Bay, says a Cawthron...

New Zealand's New Limits on Lobsters
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has announced changes to the catch limits of four rock lobster stocks today.

Monitoring Threat in New Zealand's Rivers
NEW ZEALAND - Two decades of monitoring of river water quality by NIWA has provided important information that is helping to care for New Zealand’s iconic rivers,...