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February 17, 2025
Published in Mahurangi Matters, February 2025 A couple of hours, snorkel, mask and a diving buddy used to be all you needed to bring home a couple of crays you promised to share with family and friends. Now, we’re left with broken promises and empty hands. Crayfish populations in the Hauraki Gulf are so depleted ... Read more.
February 14, 2025
Recreational fishing and environmental advocates are calling for a strong public movement to oppose changes to the Fisheries Act which threatens New Zealand’s staple fish species and the marine environment. The proposal, announced by Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, Shane Jones, includes a variety of reforms to the Fisheries Act, such as removing public consultation ... Read more.
January 23, 2025
Media Release A new proposal to increase commercial crayfish catch limits threatens to deplete already dangerously low crayfish populations in significant coastal areas of east Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Fisheries NZ is looking to increase commercial catch limits on the northeast coast of New Zealand between Te Arai Point and East Cape, an area ... Read more.
January 20, 2025
Sharing is caring and now sharing can contribute towards conservation. Sharing the unwanted parts from your freshly caught fish is one of the easiest ways to help restore our inshore fish populations. It’s simple. If we make better use of what we catch, we can catch fewer fish while still feeding our friends and families. ... Read more.
December 30, 2024
What does a Highly Protected Area and a closed scallop fishery have in common? Both signal that New Zealand’s fisheries management is failing, and you are paying the price for that failure. The consequences of poor management are restrictions on your ability to catch scallops or fish for your family. In our last two articles ... Read more.
December 10, 2024
We’re pleased to announce the release of the new Free Fish Heads app. Get it now on Google Play and the App Store. Experience the true spirit of community and sustainability with the Free Fish Heads app. We’re on a mission to connect local New Zealand fishers with seafood lovers eager to enjoy the often-overlooked parts of the ... Read more.
November 20, 2024
False promises and pretences are all that remains of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill. Despite the tagline to “restore the Hauraki Gulf”, last-minute amendments will exclude public access to prioritise commercial interests. This legislative process has been hijacked by industrial fishing interests to maintain the status quo. This means no fishing with your family ... Read more.
November 13, 2024
WARNING – this content may be highly aggravating. We suggest you take a deep breath before we explain why the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill will not restore the Hauraki Gulf and instead exclude public access in order to prioritise commercial interests. Since the Sea Change process began in 2013, all parties involved agreed that ... Read more.
November 10, 2024
Be prepared to take action when you hear about Fisheries New Zealand’s latest industry-led decision to drag a dredge across Coromandel scallop beds – ironically to survey how many scallops are alive. These are the same scallop beds that have been indefinitely closed to commercial and public fishing since March 2023. So it’s hard to ... Read more.
October 24, 2024
Father Christmas or rather Shane Jones, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, has delivered a generous gift to quota owners in the Snapper 8 fishery on the west coast of the North Island – a 640 tonne increase in commercial catch. Meanwhile recreational fishers have been left with coal in their stockings. The new Snapper ... Read more.
