Captain's Blog | Seafood NZ

Saving our oceans - why the answer is not locking 30 percent up

Sometime in the coming months we expect the matter of marine protection will be at the forefront as the Government looks at releasing a discussion paper that aims to reform New Zealand’s antiquated legislation.

Friday 23 October 2020

The mysterious link between the Seychelles, the Nobel Prize and fisheries sustainability

A few days ago, two economists at Stanford University in California won the Nobel Prize for Economics for their work on improving auction formats - innovations that provide huge practical applications when it comes to allocating...

Friday 16 October 2020

Travel advice for Ms Ardern and Ms Collins

In one of the light moments, okay the only light moment, of the second televised political leaders’ debate, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins were asked where they would most like to holiday in New Zealand.

Friday 9 October 2020

Why every signpost is pointing to algae

Cawthron Institute’s announcement yesterday that they have been awarded $3 million to investigate the potential of the red seaweed Karengo and the micro algae Chlorella as protein sources is just another in the long list of...

Friday 2 October 2020

Immigration decision a lifeline for fishing companies

Cabinet’s decision this week to allow foreign fishing crew to enter New Zealand was a huge relief to companies that rely on that skilled labour to operate.

Friday 25 September 2020

The healing of Kaikoura

Four long years on from the Kaikoura earthquake, discussions are beginning on the reopening of the Kaikoura shellfish and seaweed fisheries.

Friday 18 September 2020

You want debate? Let's make it informed

The New Zealand seafood industry has just endured another week of mainstream media criticism.

Friday 11 September 2020

Cobber, you know our seafood is better, right?

They’ve got a few problems over the ditch getting Aussies to eat home-grown seafood.

Friday 4 September 2020

How food from the sea has limitless potential - with caveats

The scientific journal Nature last week published research into the potential of seafood to feed the world up to the year 2050 and, mostly, it is promising.

Friday 28 August 2020