NZ First Opposes Snapper Catch Limit Reduction
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 2:07 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Opposes Snapper Catch Limit Reduction New Zealand First is totally opposed to plans to reduce the recreational catch limit from nine...
View ArticleSnapper consultation closes in two weeks - 06 August 2013 (New Zealand...
(Source: New Zealand Government) 6 August 2013 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging the public to have their say on the wide range of proposals in the Initial Position Paper on...
View ArticleManage Snapper Catch More Responsibly Says NZ First
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 3:31 pm Press Release: Richard Prosser MP Spokesperson for Fisheries 22 August 2013 Manage Snapper Catch More Responsibly Says NZ First New Zealand First says the fish stock...
View ArticleMāori Party happy to work with recreational fishers
Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:49 am Press Release: MEDIA STATEMENT Friday 16th August 2013 Māori Party happy to work with recreational fishers to bring home the snapper Māori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa...
View ArticleCut the snapper dumping and leave fishermen alone
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 2:31 pm Press Release: Hone Harawira MANA leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau 18 September 2013 Cut the snapper dumping and leave fishermen alone “Maintaining a sustainable...
View ArticleAnglers may be off the hook
Prime Minister John Key has sent his strongest signal yet that the Government is poised to back down over plans to cut anglers' bag limits on snapper. Under the lowest of three options to rebuild the...
View ArticleGeoff Thomas: More to it than bag limits
Different areas call for different management plans for snapper fishery When the Quota Management System was introduced in 1986 it was heralded as the saviour of our fisheries and the best system in...
View ArticleChanges to Snapper 1 rules
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 3:15 pm Press Release: Hon Nathan Guy Minister for Primary Industries 17 September 2013 Media Statement Changes to Snapper 1 rules for commercial and recreational fishers...
View ArticleSnapper quota cuts should fall on the commercial catch
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 9:50 am Press Release: MEDIA STATEMENT Wednesday 18th September 2013 Snapper quota cuts should fall on the commercial catch The Māori Party says any snapper quota cuts...
View ArticleSnapper quota changes 'necessary'
Fishing charter operators on Waiheke are bucking a countrywide reaction against snapper catch rule changes. The government is reducing snapper limits and increasing the minimum size of fish that can...
View ArticleRaewyn Pearl: Fun-fishing for snapper is at fault
But the ministry's response is flawed - none of its options will rebuild the stock, says Raewyn Peart The controversy over the management of Snapper 1 stocks during recent weeks has generated more...
View ArticleEditorial: Fishers must hold on to united voice
The willingness of fishing folk to talk up their difficulties arguably outstrips their enthusiasm for whoppers about the ones that get away. An increase in the legal minimum size of snapper in our...
View ArticleMatt Watson's Footage Exposes Illegal Fish Dumping
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 10:54 am Press Release: Tightlines Television Matt Watson's Footage Exposes Illegal Fish Dumping Recently on the news there have been a number of stories surrounding the Korean...
View ArticleSnapper 1 decision fails to rebuild stock
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 5:03 pm Press Release: Media Release: Snapper 1 decision fails to rebuild stock The Minister for Primary Industries, Hon Nathan Guy, today released his decision on the...
View ArticlePublic urged to have a say on snapper management
Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 9:54 am Press Release: Scott Simpson MP For Coromandel Media Release 17 July 2013 Public urged to have a say on snapper management MP Scott Simpson is urging people to have...
View ArticleA day out fishing at risk
Snapper cuts are part of a smelly trend, writes the Labour Party's Fisheries spokesman David Cunliffe. Have you ever wondered what paua and snapper have in common? That's right - in the case of both...
View ArticleSport fishers attack plan for limits
All three suggested options for rebuilding the depleted northeastern Snapper 1 fishery criticised as unfair. Recreational fishers face significant bag or size limit restrictions under all three...
View ArticleIwi rails against Govt's snapper cutback
Protecting families' ability to feed children must come first, says Ngapuhi, despite its commercial interests New Zealand's largest iwi, Ngapuhi, has thrown its weight behind a campaign to protect the...
View ArticlePM poised to back down on snapper limit
Prime Minister John Key has sent his strongest signal yet the Government is poised to back down over plans to cut anglers' bag limits on snapper. Under the lowest of three options to rebuild the...
View ArticleMiddle ground in snapper quota cuts
The Government has pulled back from plans to slash recreational snapper quota catch limits in the upper North Island from nine to three, instead announcing fishers will now be restricted to seven fish...
View ArticleFishing fury at snapper cut
Recreational fishers could have their daily snapper catch slashed from nine to just three fish in Auckland and the upper North Island. The drastic proposal is part of plans to save the snapper...
View ArticlePublic pressure can force snapper flip-flop
Monday, 19 August 2013, 2:45 pm Press Release: David Shearer Labour Leader 19 August 2013 Public pressure can force snapper flip-flop The government must abandon its plans to reduce recreational...
View ArticleEditorial: Snapper catch limit essential
Tauranga recreational fishers have so far adopted a pragmatic view of the Government cutting the snapper catch limit from nine to seven per day. Their acceptance of the changes is at odds with those...
View ArticleFishermen bite in snapper bag limit fight
Possible cuts to recreational bag limits in New Zealand's most prized snapper fishery have anglers spooked - and some are warning the proposed changes could come back to bite the Government....
View ArticleSnapper decision falls short
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 3:41 pm Press Release: Media Release �" for immediate release 18 September 2013 Snapper decision falls short Recreational fishing advocacy group LegaSea, say recreational...
View ArticleSnapper battle rages on
Recreational sector say they are the only ones taking cut. Recreational fishers say they are the losers despite winning the "rights" to all of a 500 tonne increase in the total allowable catch in the...
View ArticleIt's a fish fight
The proposed changes to the snapper allocation pits recreational fishermen against commercial operations. In 1999, Darryl O'Keefe was made an offer he couldn't refuse. His father-in-law, Roy Andrews,...
View ArticleWidespread anger at snapper limit decision
A decision designed to save the country's most valuable snapper fishery has managed to please just about no-one - with all sides claiming they have come out worst off. Primary Industries Minister...
View ArticleMandy Kupenga: Weekend fishers buying quota won't raise snapper stocks
Kiwis love to fish. We do it for recreation, to put some sanity back into our busy lives and to take home a modest, healthy feed for our family. Recently 47,000 people staked their claim to a...
View ArticleEDS concerned that snapper proposals fail to rebuild stock
Friday, 23 August 2013, 2:41 pm Press Release: Media Release: EDS concerned that snapper proposals fail to rebuild stock The Environmental Defence Society has lodged a submission on the Ministry for...
View ArticleLabour hooks into fish row
Cunliffe says party would consider curbing commercial quotas in Snapper 1 fishery. Cuts to the 4500-tonne total allowable commercial catch in the Snapper 1 fishery will be on the table if a Labour...
View ArticleCommercial Fishers Let Off Hook: Families Snapper Catch Cut
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 5:02 pm Press Release: Commercial Fishers Let Off the Hook While Families’ Snapper Catch Cut Commercial fishers are being let off the hook while recreational fishers have...
View ArticleSnapper cutbacks 'unfair'
Recreational anglers have panned the Government's decision to cut bag limits in New Zealand's most prized snapper fishery as unfair and unlikely to have a significant effect on improving fish stocks....
View ArticleDebate on precious resource full of hooks
Proposed reductions in the number of snapper that recreational fishers can catch created a political storm this week. Geoff Cumming explains what the argument is all about. A winter of discontent in...
View ArticleGareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Hobby fishers must pay for snapper
Recreational group need to purchase quota from fishing industry. As predicted, the Government has kicked for touch on the controversial issue of snapper in the Hauraki Gulf. After sending the Ministry...
View ArticleSOS �" Save our Snapper!
Saturday, 27 July 2013, 12:38 pm Press Release: 26 July 2013 SOS �" Save our Snapper! Commercial exploitation of our snapper resources will alienate the public from an important food source if...
View ArticleSnapper Changes Disadvantage Recreational Fishers - Again
Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 4:33 pm Press Release: Richard Prosser MP Spokesperson for Fisheries 17 September 2013 Snapper Limit Changes Disadvantage Recreational Fishers - Yet Again New Zealand First...
View ArticleSnapper quota plan puts heat on coast MPs
Fisheries Minister under fire as politicians express recreational fishers' opposition Proposed cuts to recreational snapper quotas have hit a nerve with politicians on both sides of the House as...
View ArticleSnapper on the line
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:57 pm Press Release: 16 July 2013 Snapper on the line Recreational fishers are shocked at proposals by the Ministry for Primary Industries to slash snapper bag limits while...
View ArticleSnapper limit U-turn likely
The Government looks set to perform a u-turn on a proposal to cut the snapper limit for recreational fisherman from nine to three. National MPs have been under pressure from anglers furious about the...
View ArticleLabour Will Put Recreational Fishers First
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 10:25 am Press Release: Labour Will Put Recreational Fishers First National is again putting big business ahead of hard-working Kiwis by cutting the snapper bag limits...
View ArticleRec fishers shouldn’t carry the snapper can
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:28 pm Press Release: David Cunliffe Fisheries Spokesperson 16 July 2013 Rec fishers shouldn’t carry the snapper can Nathan Guy is putting the interests of commercial snapper...
View ArticleSnapper survey findings disputed
A Whangarei man who has been a commercial fisher for 40 years is disputing reports that Northland snapper stocks are below sustainable levels. Greg Hayes, president of the Whangarei Fishing...
View ArticleBig cuts in snapper catch limits expected
Recreational fishers face big cuts to the number of fish they can catch in one of New Zealand's most popular fishing areas. New rules are expected to be proposed within two weeks slashing bag limits...
View ArticleHook, line and sinkered
Fish are as elusive to manage as they are to catch, as concerns over our prime snapper fishery show. Geoff Cumming reports The passions that fishing can arouse are hard to fathom for the unconverted....
View ArticleEditorial: Cut snapper limit to build up species
Recreational fishers must think about sustainability. How many snapper should anyone be allowed to catch in a day's fishing? Readers who do not go fishing for fun might be surprised at the bag limit:...
View ArticleSnapper limit cut labelled as 'outrageous' and 'unfair'
A possible cut to the snapper bag limit in the Hauraki Gulf has incensed New Zealand's oldest recreational angling group, who have labelled potential changes as "outrageous" and "unfair". Consultation...
View ArticleFish quota on line as stocks fail to recover
Recreational fishers and commercial operators at odds over population strength as cuts mooted New Zealand's highest-profile fishery remains well below its sustainability target and a fight is looming...
View ArticleSaving snapper a shared responsibility
Sunday, 16 June 2013, 8:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party David CUNLIFFE Fisheries Spokesperson 16 June 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Saving snapper a shared responsibility Fisheries Minister...
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