Fisheries Plenary Vol 3. Stock status. MPI. May 2020
Fisheries Assessment Plenary. Stock assessments and stock status. Volume 3. Red cod to yellow-eyed mullet. MPI. May 2020.
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Fisheries Plenary Vol 2. Stock status. MPI. May 2020
Fisheries Assessment Plenary. Stock assessments and stock status. Volume 2. Hoki to redbait. MPI. May 2020
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Fisheries Assessment Plenary. Stock assessments and stock status. Volume 1. Alfonsino to Hake. May 2020.
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Article. Research into toheroa depletion. March 2019
Article on Stuff. Toheroa was a favourite NZ seafood delicacy of the 1900s. It was vastly over-caught and harvesting was banned in the 1970s. In the decades since it has not recovered. Researchers seem to think there are multiple reasons why toheroa are not abundant now. 4 March 2019.
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Article. Dire outlook for South Island scallops. Oct 2012
Where have all the scallops gone? Interviews with commercial fishers, researchers and locals discussing the depletion of scallops in Golden and Tasman Bays at the top of the South Island. Article on Stuff. 2 October 2012.
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Article. Orange roughy fishery collapse continues. 6 July 2010
Officials admit that the orange roughy fishery on the Chatham Rise – an area between the South Island and Chatham Islands – is continuing to collapse. Fish numbers continue to decline despite a rebuild strategy. Further cuts to catches will be applied and stock monitoring will continue. Stuff article. 6 July 2010.
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Media release. Inquiry after collapse of the hoki fishery. 26 Sep 2018
Greenpeace says the collapse of the West Coast hoki fishery demonstrates why we need an independent inquiry into New Zealand’s failing fisheries management system. This comes after fishing companies revealed they were struggling to catch fish in the hoki fishery off the west coast of the South Island. Greenpeace New Zealand. 26 September 2018
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Article. NZ’s paua industry and climate change. 18 Jul 2016
There is worldwide concern about how climate change and acidification of marine waters will affect shellfish. A new international study suggests commercial farming of shellfish will not be viable by 2100. This article from Stuff looks into New Zealand’s paua industry and its prospects. 18 July 2016.
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Report. Analysis of potential rebuilds in eastern tarakihi. BERL. Aug 2018
A report for the Ministry for Primary Industries on the outcomes from applying various rebuild strategies to the east coast tarakihi fishery. BERL developed five different rebuild scenarios to project the impact on the stock over a 20 year period. Report by BERL for MPI. August 2018.
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Report. Oceanic whitetip shark. NIWA. June 2014
Review of commercial fishery interactions and population dynamics for the oceanic whitetip shark , a protected species in NZ waters. Report by Francis & Lyon. Prepared for Department of Conservation. June 2014.
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Letter. Recreational interests urge Ministerial caution in tarakihi decisions. 31 Aug 2018
The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council-LegaSea and the New Zealand Angling & Casting Association letter to the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, ahead of his 2018 decision regarding catch reductions for the east coast tarakihi fishery. Letter dated 31 August 2018. Over 8000 people had supported a campaign calling on the Minister to be bold […]
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Research. The NZ recreational billfish economy 2000 to 2001. Sep 2002
Analysis of the economic contribution of the New Zealand recreational billfish fishery in 2000 to 2001. Report for NZ Marine Research Foundation. Prepared by Kingett Mitchell, AC Nielson and Blue Water Marine Research. September 2002. The recreational marlin fishery in New Zealand is unique in that there are accurate club records for at least 95% […]
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Article. Bottom trawling for orange roughy has scientists worried. May 2018
Orange roughy are a slow-growing species found in a vulnerable deep sea ecosystem. Bottom trawling these fish has serious implications. There are particular concerns for orange roughy that live in the high seas, the area outside New Zealand’s territorial waters and beyond Australia’s waters. Fishing in these depths has scientists and conservationists worried. Article for […]
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Article. Crayfish ‘functionally extinct’ in the Hauraki Gulf. 31 Aug 2016
Crayfish numbers are so low in the Hauraki Gulf they are now considered ‘functionally extinct’. The number of crayfish in the Leigh marine reserve are less than that recorded outside the reserve in 1995. Experts are calling for an overhaul of crayfish management. Article for Stuff. 31 August 2016.
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Resource. Catch limits and reported catches from NZ fish stocks. FNZ
Annual reports of catches and allowances in each fish stock within the Quota Management System. Monthly breakdown of commercial data is available for some stocks. Fisheries New Zealand website.
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