There have been several histories of individual fisheries reviewed here over the years. Normally, they focus on a particular species or a region. Most are written from a ..
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NZ: Sealord sentenced for bottom trawling in protected area
The Sealord Group has been ordered to forfeit a US$16 million vessel and fined NZ$24,000 in the Nelson District Court for bottom trawling in a protected area. Sealord ..
Queensland authorities seize 70 illegal crab pots in latest clean-up drive
Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers have hauled a raft of illegal crab pots from Far North Queensland waterways in their latest clean-up operation. Member ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Ronja Storm – World’s biggest wellboat has 16.8 million litre/day desalination capability
Ronja Storm, the world’s biggest wellboat, has now begun a 10-year contract in Tasmania, Australia after having undergone biosecurity and customs checks, including ..
Peter Ridd case: Federal Court delivers blow to free speech in Australia
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has expressed its dismay at the judgement in the case of James Cook University (JCU) v Peter Ridd, in which the Federal Court of ..
Welcome to Fishing and Aquaculture Week 2020/07
Regular readers of Baird Maritime could not fail to notice that for the past couple of years there has been a growing trend towards larger, more versatile and much more ..
Austral Fisheries’ newest vessel departs on delivery voyage
Austral Fisheries’ newest vessel has left Norwegian waters is currently sailing on its delivery voyage to its new owners in Fremantle, Western Australia. The ..
NZ skipper to pay NZ$8,500 in fines and reparation after grounding mussel barge
New Zealand commercial skipper, Connor O’Shea Bevan, has been fined NZ$3,500 in the Thames District Court for causing unnecessary danger or risk by failing to keep a ..
$10 million in levies to be waived for Commonwealth fishers
The Australian Government has agreed to waive more than $10 million in levies for commonwealth fishers across the country impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. ..
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NZDF resumes aerial patrols over Niue and the Cook Islands
The New Zealand Defence Force is working with the National Maritime Coordination Centre and Pacific partners to resume aerial patrols in the Pacific following concerns ..