Two men are likely to face court action after being found in possession of 3526 pipi taken from the Ohiwa Harbour near Kutarere in the Bay of Plenty. Ministry for Primary Industries spokesman Richard Ratapu says the men were caught with the illegal......
The seafood industry's responsibility for the decline of rare dolphins has been downgraded in new research. Fishing companies have long been accused of hastening the extinction of endangered Maui and Hector's dolphins by catching them in their......
A Mediterranean fanworm invasion poses a serious threat to Marlborough's coastal waters and aquaculture industry, a council biosecurity manager says. Mediterranean fanworm was found on the keel of a yacht that recently sailed from Auckland, then......
Over 17 percent of boaties stopped during boat safety checks over summer weren't wearing lifejackets when required. Of the 3531 interactions with boat users between 20 October 2018 and 31 March 2019, Maritime New Zealand said 95 percent of boaties......
Auckland Jet Boat Tours Limited has been fined a total of $25,000 and ordered to pay $5000 in reparation after admitting Illegal and unsafe maritime practices. Director Julian Frank O’Neil has been convicted and ordered to carry out 275 hours......
Consent has been granted for a controversial extension of Auckland's Queens Wharf to allow huge cruise ships to berth there. In its decision, released this afternoon, Auckland Council says that although the upgrade will have a "range of adverse......
Sir Peter Jackson has delivered a scathing critique of the Wellington City Council's plans for a major development. In a long Facebook post to his 2 million followers, he likened the council's actions on the Shelly Bay proposal to something out......
For the first time, catch limits are being introduced for recreational fishers targeting southern bluefin tuna. The recreational catch for the tuna has typically been low, but Fisheries New Zealand said it had increased substantially in the last five......
