… put sustainability before the commercial interests of the fishing industry. The High Court decision , released today, confirmed … limit inappropriately by factoring a voluntary industry fishing plan into the decision while ignoring his …

… penguins along with a letter from key leaders in the fishing industry to the Ministry of Primary Industries seeking to … of by-kill and fish discarding. “These are the images the fishing industry doesn’t want you to see," says Forest & Bird …

… catch (pg 4).   Despite this, neither MPI nor the fishing industry appears to have shared this information with … and the MSC assessments, and the strong incentive on the fishing industry to cover-up illegal activity,” says Forest & …

… announcement this morning they’re paying for cameras on 28 fishing boats is yet another major back down to the fishing industry, says Forest & Bird.     “Putting cameras on boats …

… consultation document proposing changes to whitebait fishing rules was released today by the Department of … of New Zealand. We need better rules around whitebait fishing to ensure these precious fish are here for future … up into thriving adult populations is the long-game. Basic fishing rules is what we need now, and they are long overdue. …

… are dodging nets with no catch limit, including commercial fishing,” says Ms Cohen.  “This is a horrific way to … kōkopu and kōaro, can be fished with no catch-limit, fishing license, or data collection.”   A series of minor … Department of Conservation  over three years:   In 2021 fishing has been restricted to tidal zones.  In 2022 there …

… The inshore tarakihi fishing industry has admitted it's failing to adhere to voluntary … overfished. The voluntary measures promised by the inshore fishing industry informed the Minister's decision to reduce …

… submission calling for the introduction of a catch limit, fishing licence, and data collection to the whitebait … like to see a catch limit and 60% said they’d support a fishing licence, but these options were excluded from the … adult populations. But in the meantime we need some basic fishing rules to prevent overfishing.”    “Our …

… announcement to put cameras on over 300 commercial fishing boats. “It’s been a long time coming, and has taken a … achieved what will be a transformative practice for our fishing industry,” says Forest & Bird Chief Executive Kevin Hague. …

Forest & Bird is welcoming new guidelines released today that aim to reduce obstacles to fish in our streams, rivers and lakes. “Our native freshwater fish need to migrate up and down stream in order to feed and breed, especially those that spend part of …

… the call by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash to reject a fishing industry proposal to exempt footage from fishing boats from the Official Information Act. “New Zealand …

More than 74 percent of our freshwater fish species are in threatened or at risk of extinction. We need to bring back native fish to the streams where they were once found. Our fish face many threats They are losing their habitat. We have already lost 90 …

… public has a chance to tell the Government to sort out the fishing industry in a consultation process announced by the Minister …   Forest & Bird’s marine advocate Karen Baird says, “The fishing industry has been spending lots of money promising …

… unregulated fishery where there’s no catch limit and no fishing license required,” says Forest & Bird Freshwater … could look at management options like catch limits, fishing licenses, temporarily closing catchments where fish … populations are down, shortening the season, or stopping fishing during the spring tide (just after a new or full …

… A director of West Coast fishing company Robson Fishing Partnership/Impulse Fishing admitted the company … Fishing/Impulse also alleged it was commonplace within the industry to fail to report seabird deaths and the deaths of …