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 ...

But everything changed when More FM threw its weight behind the blobfish. “We and the people of New Zealand had had enough of other fish getting all the headlines,” More FM Drive hosts Sarah and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over a decade after being relegated to the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the “fish of the year” title in New Zealand. The decidedly ...

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.

The charges carry a maximum penalty of $250,000 and/or a community-based sentence. Fisheries New Zealand northern regional manager fisheries compliance, Andre Espinoza told NZME a prosecution of ...

But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year” in a competition aimed at raising awareness of the country’s marine life and its fragile ecosystem. Organized by the Mountains to ...