NZ company fined for finning sharks
A fishing company in New Zealand has been handed heavy fines by a court in Invercargill for a variety of offences, including finning shark catches. A fine of $18,000 has…
Fishing scam nets company owner million-dollar fine
The owner of a New Zealand seafood company has been landed with heavy penalties following the uncovering of a commercial scam concerning almost $1 million worth of black market pāua…
New Zealand’s east Coromandel scallop fishery is subject to a two-year shutdown. Images: MPI Fisheries
Scallop fishery’s two-year shutdown
Authorities in New Zealand have announced the closure of the east Coromandel scallop fishery for two years, starting this Saturday, and this applies to both commercial and recreational fishing for…
Cracking black market crayfish ring
Fishery officer from New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have executed multiple search warrants at properties of people believed to be involved in a major black market crayfish ring…