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...

High Hopes For Shellfish Farm
NEW ZEALAND - The aquaculture sector was yesterday given a green light to develop a 520-hectare shellfish farm in the Coromandel.

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...

NZ$7 million Salmon Farm Upgrade in Glory Bay
NEW ZEALAND - Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Hon Phil Heatley opened Sanford Limited’s salmon farm upgrade and expansion in Big Glory Bay Stewart Island.

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...

NZ Appoint Aquaculture Advisory Group
NEW ZEALAND - Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley and Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the appointment of the Aquaculture Technical Advisory Group (TAG)...

Sanford Acquire Mussel Farm in Marlborough Sounds
NEW ZEALAND - Sanford Ltd., the biggest fishing company on the NZX, agreed to acquire mussel farms from Sealord Group for NZ$23.4 million, adding to its capacity...

Cheap Imports Threaten New Zealand's Fisheries
NEW ZEALAND - New rules which allow the import of frozen fillets of Vietnamese catfish or basa, a cheap species farmed in the Mekong Delta, is causing concern...

Boost for New Zealand Aquaculture Companies
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s fastest growing seafood sector has received a boost from a Contestable Market Development Fund for New Zealand Aquaculture.

Union: Minister Takes a Bite Out of Employment
NEW ZEALAND - The Maritime Union of New Zealand has released a statement claiming that the Fisheries Minister is throwing New Zealand jobs to the sharks.

New Nelson Nursery May Treble Oyster Earnings
NEW ZEALAND - A new oyster nursery in Nelson has the potential to treble New Zealand’s oyster export earnings.

NZ$15m Marina to Develop Tasman Aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - The Tasman District Council is pushing ahead with plans for a large-scale development at Port Golden Bay costing up to $15 million that could boost...

Good News for New Zealand's Hoki
NEW ZEALAND - “The recovery in our valuable hoki stocks is great news for everyone involved in this important fishery,” Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said today,...

NZ$1.9 million Government Support for Aquaculture
NEW ZEALAND - New Budget funding will help the aquaculture industry grow, put more fisheries officers on New Zealand beaches and help improve recreational fisheries...

Strong Sales for Sanford Sustainable Seafood
NEW ZEALAND - Operating earnings (EBITDA) at Sanford Limited Sustainable Seafood increased from $35.5 million last year to $43.6 million this year with tax paid...

Invasive Koi Carp Overrunning Waikato Basin
WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND - The Waikato basin is “pest fish central”, with the invasive koi carp making up nearly 80 per cent of the biomass of the fish living in New...

NZ Import Catfish to the Peril of the People
NEW ZEALAND - “A recent decision by MAF Biosecurity NZ to allow the importation of Vietnamese catfish (Basa) will devastate the New Zealand inshore fishery industry”...

Scientists Discover Whitebait Can Climb Ropes
NEW ZEALAND - In what is believed to be a New Zealand first, Environment Waikato scientists may have found a clever way to overcome resource consent barriers for...