19th June 2026 Fisheries / RegulationSeafood New Zealand is disappointed by the government’s decision not to progress the Fisheries Amendment Bill this term of Parliament.
9th April 2026 FisheriesFisheries New Zealand is after feedback on the proposed temporary closure of the rock lobster fisheries in the Kaikōura Marine Area.
26th March 2026 Fisheries / RegulationCatch limits for spiny rock lobster have been reduced for Gisborne, and increased for Otago following a regular sustainability review, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says.
24th March 2026 Fisheries / RegulationSeafood New Zealand is calling for “a balanced, evidence-based conversation” around the Fisheries Amendment Bill which was released last week.
18th March 2026 Fisheries / RegulationThe Fisheries Amendment Bill has been introduce to parliament, bringing with it proposed changes to setting Total Allowable Catch limits; the use of on-board camera footage; and discards and landings.
11th March 2026 Fisheries / RegulationFisheries New Zealand is consulting on options for closures to commercial fishing for orange roughy in the spawning areas of the East and South Chatham Rise part of ORH 3B under section 11 of the Fisheries Act 1996.
4th March 2026 Fisheries / SeafoodTe Rūnanga o Moeraki has requested a temporary closure of fisheries waters near Moeraki, Otago. The requested closure would prohibit the taking of all shellfish, including crustaceans, for two years.
16th February 2026 Fisheries / ShellfishThe Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones has announced a two-year closure of the fisheries waters in some areas of the Hauraki Gulf, targeting rockpools on the east coast north of Auckland.
19th December 2025 Fisheries / GovernmentThe inner Hauraki Gulf will be closed for three years to commercial and recreational spiny rock lobster fishing to help rebuild the population, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says.
19th December 2025 Fisheries / RegulationNorthland’s rock lobster fishery will have a reprieve from fishing to help build stocks of spiny rock lobster, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says.
30th October 2025 FisheriesCape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve demonstrates the value of safeguarding patches of sea – as well as its shortfalls, according to Auckland marine scientists.
9th October 2025 Fisheries / OpinionThis new law must not be the end of marine protection and restoration of the Hauraki Gulf, say University of Auckland professors of marine sciences Conrad Pilditch and Simon Francis Thrush.
