Media releases
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 10 Nov 2020
Amaltal found guilty of fishing in a protected marine reserve
MPI expects fishing companies and skippers to know the rules.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 25 Sep 2020
Te Anau chef fined $3340 for possession of pāua
A Te Anau chef has been fined $3340 for possessing 202 pāua for the purposes of sale.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 25 Sep 2020
New Zealand fishing company and skipper fined $3,750 for leaving set nets around Ruapuke Island
Nets were set in a remote area that is home to marine wildlife that needs to be protected.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 07 Aug 2020
Wellington builder sentenced for black market purchase of seafood
He knowingly purchased poached seafood valued at more than $23,000.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 24 Jul 2020
Company and fishers sentenced for bottom trawling in a Benthic Protected Area
Sealord ordered to forfeit a US$16 million vessel and fined $24,000.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 14 Jul 2020
Chatham Islands fisherman sentenced for pāua and crayfish quota fraud
He did not report shellfish he caught valued at over $800,000.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 28 May 2020
Consultation on proposed measures for the Canterbury-Kaikōura pāua fishery
It's proposed to split the quota management area into 2 parts.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 26 May 2020
Changes to recreational fishing rules for rock lobster (crayfish)
The changes will support a rebuild and help address illegal take.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 26 May 2020
Changes to recreational fishing rules for blue cod
New rules will address localised overfishing, particularly in parts of the South Island.
- News Category
- Fisheries
- Date
- 25 May 2020
Fisheries New Zealand looking for feedback on new catch limits
The best available information tells us we can consider catch limit increases for most of the stocks under review.