Marine Farms Battling
NEW ZEALAND - Aquaculture reforms are eagerly awaited by the marine farming industry, which is desperate to add value to existing water space, says Marine Farming...

Aquaculture Has Potential To Expand
NEW ZEALAND - Addressing the 2010 ACT conference in Wellington, Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers said that the government needs to commit to research...

Aquaculture Reform Progressing
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley today acknowledged the quality of submissions received on the report of the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group and...

Aquaculture Reform Progressing
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley has acknowledged the quality of submissions received on the report of the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group and...

Increase In Aquaculture Funding
NEW ZEALAND - Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee says investment in New Zealand's fastest growing seafood sector will accelerate the industry's programme...

Aquaculture To Help Economy Grow
NEW ZEALAND - Aquaculture, along with minerals and the agricultural sectors will provide three pillars for the transformation of the New Zealand economy, believes...

Federated Farmers Backs Restarting Aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers submission on restarting aquaculture has called for the prohibition on the commercial farming of trout to be lifted. It has also...

Maps Will Help Decide Future of Aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - Where do whales swim? What are the Bay of Plenty’s main coastal shipping routes? Which places along our coast have special ecological values? Soon,...

An Advertisement For Aquaculture Reform
NEW ZEALAND - The final approval of 10 marine farms announced earlier this week gives yet another reason for the Government’s current review of the regulatory regime...

Aquaculture Reforms Not A Long Term Fix
NEW ZEALAND - The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has lodged its submissions on the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group's report. The submissions set out a...

New Zealand Works With China On Food Safety
NEW ZEALAND - Chinese senior food safety officials have just left the country after a two-week food safety study programme with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority...

Aquaculture Review Received With Caution
NEW ZEALAND - Legislation changes recommended by the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group review have met with cautious approval from members of the industry in...

Maori Aquaculture Bill Passes Second Reading
NEW ZEALAND - The Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill passed its second reading in Parliament over night Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley...

Marine Farmers Set For Change
NEW ZEALAND - The aquaculture industry has been invited to provide a response to the report ‘Restarting Aquaculture’, prepared and recently released by a Technical...

Aquaculture Changes May Have Negative Effects
NEW ZEALAND - Following the announcement of the technical advisory report earlier this month, recreation and commerical fishermen are becoming concerned about the...

Aquaculture Reform With TAG Report
NEW ZEALAND - The release of the TAG report by the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley is a major step towards the creation of a legislative environment that recognises...

NZ's Wilson's Bay Approved for Aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister, Phil Heatley, has welcomed final approval from the Ministry of Fisheries for the 1,783-hectare Wilson's Bay Interim Aquaculture...

Horoirangi Centre Seeks Future for NZ's Industry
NEW ZEALAND - The Horoirangi Centre for Seafood and Aquaculture Innovation near Nelson aims to find ways to develop the country's seafood and aquaculture indust...

Guidance for Setting up New Farms near Canterbury
NEW ZEALAND - Environment Canterbury as released an aquaculture management report, which is aimed at guiding entrepreneurs wishing to set up new marine farms outside...

Twenty-Two Per Cent Increase in NZ Hoki Catch
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council describes a 22 per cent increase in hoki catch as 'business as usual'. Two fisheries face small quota reductions...

Catch Reportring Goes Electronic
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister Hon Phil Heatley has announced the introduction of electronic catch reporting, a move that will bring an important part of the fisheries...

Centre for Seafood and Aquaculture Planned
NEW ZEALAND - Maori business leader Paul Morgan, head of Wakatu Incorporation, expects a government decision in November about whether it will co-finance the Horoirangi...

Changes in Aquaculture Law Needed to Help Industry
NEW ZEALAND - Moves to reform New Zealand's aquaculture industry swiftly through the new Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group (TAG) have been welcomed by the in...

NZ's 'Exceptional' Eco-friendly Fisheries
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's status as a world-leader in ecologically sustainable fisheries has been endorsed by the independent, international research launched...

Legislative Change Needed for $1 Billion Target
NEW ZEALAND - Aquaculture New Zealand has welcomed the short time frame set down for the new Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to provide input to the industry’s...