The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...

Fisheries New Zealand’s Regional Manager Fisheries Compliance North. “His offending continued into 2022/2023 when he reported taking no spat, yet our sales inquiries found he had sold 939kg of spat to ...

Fisheries NZ said the total allowable catch has been set at 14.95 million oysters since 1998, with commercial oyster fishers voluntarily reducing their catch to 7.5 million oysters since the 2020/21 ...

The government has said it will partner with industry, the Māori people, councils, communities and agencies to enable sustainable growth for New Zealand’s aquaculture sector. Led by Fisheries New ...

A marine environment advocate says it's a return to the 'doom loop'. The government's proposed changes to New Zealand's fisheries management mark the most substantial reforms in decades, and have ...

This week, the blobfish was crowned New Zealand’s Fish of the Year. The annual contest, which started in 2021, is organized by the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, an environmental advocacy ...

Once leveled as the ‘world’s ugliest animal’, the blobfish has swum its way into the spotlight for a more flattering reason – it’s just been crowned New Zealand’s Fish of the Year, reported The ...

March 19 (UPI) --New Zealand's Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust announced the Fish of the Year 2025 competition was won by the blobfish, a species once voted the "world's ugliest animal." ...

The orange roughly is also a deep-sea fish found in New Zealand and Australia. “While the blobfish’s exact conservation status is unknown, orange roughy populations are struggling. Carefully ...

A Nelson commercial fisher who failed to continuously operate an electronic monitoring device while fishing has been fined $34,000. Regulations require all commercial fishers to carry and use a ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group.