Global Fish Farming News: New Zealand
Friday, May 24, 2013
Special Permits for Oyster Farmers Hit by VirusNEW ZEALAND - Special permits can now be issued to some oyster farmers whose businesses have been affected by the oyster herpes virus to gather wild (feral) Pacific...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
New Zealand Seafood Industry Research Funding ConfirmedNEW ZEALAND - Seafood Innovations Limited has secured government support for funding new seafood industry research investment over the next seven years....
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Seafood Innovations Appoints New General ManagerNEW ZEALAND - Seafood Innovations Limited (SIL), the joint venture research company of Seafood New Zealand and Plant and Food Research, is to have a new General...
Friday, May 10, 2013
New Fishing Boat Monitoring Technology Trialed in New ZealandNEW ZEALAND -The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC), in partnership with the fishing industry, have recently trialed...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Seabird Protection Plan Launched in New ZealandNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand seafood industry has welcomed the new National Plan of Action for Seabirds launched by the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
New Collaboration In Aquaculture Education & ResearchNEW ZEALAND - Four South Island partners are to dramatically expand collaboration for the benefit of the Nelson-Marlborough region in areas of economic and environmental...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Mussel Shortage Causing Job LayoffsNEW ZEALAND - Workers are being told to go home as a hot dry summer is causing poor mussel yields in the Nelson area....
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Government Grants Waikato NZ$ 340,000 for AquacultureNEW ZEALAND - The Waikato Regional Council has received NZ$250,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries to assist with the development of a model that will identify...
Friday, March 01, 2013
Minister Welcomes Final King Salmon ReportNEW ZEALAND - The final report of the Board of Inquiry on New Zealand King Salmon’s application to develop new marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds has been...
Monday, February 25, 2013
Good Environmental Practice Receives International EndorsementNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand seafood industry will receive formal recognition of its strenuous efforts in recent years to achieve high standards of environmental...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
New Zealand Cloudy Bay Clams Friend of the SeaNEW ZEALAND - Cloudy Bay Clams has successfully undergone both fishery and chain of custody audit and its surf clams can now carry Friend of the Sea international...
Friday, February 15, 2013
New Zealand Oyster Hatchery Under New OwnershipNEW ZEALAND - Iwi owned seafood company Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd this week signed an agreement with Cawthron Institute in respect to their Pacific oyster hatchery...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Food Prices Rise 1.9 Per Cent in January NEW ZEALAND - Food prices rose 1.9 per cent in the January month, and were up 0.8 per cent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. ...
Friday, February 08, 2013
Antifouling Paint Reassessment SubmissionsNEW ZEALAND - The submission period is now open for the public to have their say in a review of paints used to protect boats from the unwanted build-up of aquatic...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Commercial Fishing Company Sentenced on Fishing Reporting ChargesNEW ZEALAND - A Southland-based commercial fishing company and its director were sentenced in the Invercargill District Court for making false statements on fishing...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Farmed New Zealand Shellfish 100 per cent SafeNEW ZEALAND - Aquaculture chairman Peter Vitasovich has assured New Zealanders they can enjoy locally farmed New Zealand Greenshell Mussels and Pacific Oysters these...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A Sustainable Growth StoryNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s aquaculture industry has a great story to tell. The story of a highly skilled and progressive industry, employing more than 3000 Kiwis...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Hoki Fishery Achieves Third Certification for a Sustainable FisheryNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s popular white fish, Hoki, has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for a sustainable fishery for a third time,...
Maunganui Bay Closed for Further Two YearsNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today announced that Maunganui Bay will be closed to fishing for all species except kina for a further two...
Monday, November 19, 2012
Mussel Programme to Revolutionise AquacultureNEW ZEALAND - The Government is supporting a NZ$26 million initiative that seeks to boost aquaculture by domesticating the New Zealand Greenshell Mussel. ...
Friday, November 16, 2012
New Zealand Government Launches Northland Aquaculture StrategyNEW ZEALAND - A new aquaculture development strategy aims to see aquaculture in Northland developed into a NZ$300 million industry employing more than 700 extra...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
New Zealand’s Fisheries are Performing WellNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries is reporting that by far the majority of New Zealand’s fisheries are performing well – 83.2 per cent of fish...
Friday, November 09, 2012
NZ King Salmon Hosts Industry Representatives for Farm TourNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand King Salmon hosted representatives from across the industry for a tour of their Clay Point farm last week....
Friday, November 02, 2012
Cawthron Institute Committed to AquacultureNEW ZEALAND - A new NZ$5 million high-tech research facility in Nelson will strengthen the Cawthron Institute’s support of the aquaculture industry and highlights...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Fisheries Law Breach Proves CostlyNEW ZEALAND - Breaching New Zealand fisheries law has proved costly for the owners of three foreign-flagged fishing vessels. ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
New Salmon Breed for Fine DiningNEW ZEALAND - South Island salmon producer NZ King Salmon is hooking into the coveted fine dining market. ...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Seafood New Zealand: A New Industry OrganisationNEW ZEALAND - October 1 marked the beginning of a new national industry organisation called Seafood New Zealand....
Monday, October 01, 2012
Fishing Changes AnnouncedNEW ZEALAND - Minister for Primary Industries David Carter has approved changes to some fishing catch limits and management controls, to ensure fish stocks are being...
Hoki Fishery Achieves Third Certification for Sustainable FisheryNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s popular white fish, Hoki, has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for a sustainable fishery for a third time,...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Decision on Orange Roughy Fishery WelcomeNEW ZEALAND - Primary Industries Minister David Carter has welcomed a move by New Zealand fish quota owners to forego fishing an increased orange roughy stock in...
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