A video of heavy-duty vehicles collecting mussel spat on 90 Mile Beach has fired up locals and is making waves on social media.
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Māori fisheries and govt move to protect Māui dolphin
Commercial fishing vessels will be required to operate with on-board cameras by the end of the year in an attempt to save the rare Māui dolphin population, and Māori are playing their part in helping to protect the endangered mammals.
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Govt affirms mana moana of Ngāti Porou hapū
Landmark legislation has been passed with the third reading of the Nga Rohe Moana o Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Bill at parliament Thursday.
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Māori input essential for NZ marine conservation- US Professor
An American Professor of Environmental Management says Aotearoa could lead the world in marine conservation if there is strong Māori involvement.
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Iwi want law change to commercially farm trout
Central North Island iwi are calling for a law change to commercially farm trout. Aotearoa is the only country in the world where it is illegal to buy or sell the fish and an iwi leader says the outdated law is locking them out of a lucrative business.
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NewsMoana NZ workers strike for living wage
Fisheries workers at the country's largest iwi-owned fishing company, Moana New Zealand, are taking strike action today and demanding to be paid the living wage.
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Hawke's Bay seafood company fined $62K
A ban from fishing for three years and a fine of $62,000 is the result of a former Hawke's Bay seafood company's failure to report more than 200 kilograms of crayfish.
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Māori Fisheries Conference 2019 announced
The Māori Fisheries Conference is in its eighth consecutive year and has become the pre-eminent hui in fisheries for Iwi and Māori fishing interests.
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Commercial fishery fined more than $1mil
A Napier commercial fishing company, its directors and general manager have been fined a total of more than $1mil for the sustained under-reporting of bluenose.
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Checking crayfish pots to ensure sustainable fishing
Fisheries officers are encouraging people who fish to check the regulations for crayfish pots. MPI chief fisheries officer in Te Tairāwhiti, Richard Ratapu says they confiscate 10 crayfish pots a month on average because they aren't in line with regulations.
