Industrial fishing fleets kill more than twice the number of fish they report and are doing so with little oversight from the Ministry for Primary Industries according to research released […]
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LegaSea media release. Black market seafood sales driven by demand. 27 January 2016
Illegal sales of seafood on social media is worth thousands of dollars and is particularly difficult to combat according to recent reports. With the exception of whitebait, only registered commercial […]
Read moreMedia release. LegaSea backs review of Fisheries Act. 27 August 2015
LegaSea is pleased to hear the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy announce a major review of the Fisheries Act, but spokesman Scott Macindoe says the government needs to broaden its […]
Read moreMedia release. NZ Marine Research Foundation. Groundbreaking study of recreational fishing. 10 August 2015
The New Zealand Marine Research Foundation has today announced plans to carry out the first ever definitive study of the true economic value of recreational fishing in New Zealand. NZMRF […]
Read moreMedia release. LegaSea. Ongoing celebrations for Supreme Court ruling. 28 May 2015
LegaSea media release. Recreational fishers are celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that changed the fisheries management landscape in New Zealand. In 2009 the Supreme Court confirmed […]
Read moreMedia release. NZSFC. Hiwi the Kiwi wins prestigous award. 25 November 2014
Funny man Mark de Lacy, aka the Minstrel, has earned the outstanding contribution award for his work teaching vital water saftey messages to more than 250,000 youngsters nationwide. The award […]
Read moreMedia release. LegaSea. Top Kiwis backing Tip the Scales campaign. 20 August 2014
Sir Graham Henry, former All Black Kees Meeuws, singer-song writer Jamie McDell and fishing guru Matt Watson have pledged their support to Tip the Scales, a pre-election campaign generating public […]
Read moreMedia release. LegaSea. Top Kiwis backing Tip the Scales campaign. 20 August 2014
LegaSea spearheaded the Snapper 1 campaign for the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. LegaSea is the public outreach brand of the NZ Sport Fishing Council. This dedicated team succeeded in highlighting the […]
Read moreMedia release. Snapper decision falls short. 18 September 2013
LegaSea media release ‘Snapper decision falls short’. LegaSea says recreational fishers are rightfully angry that their daily bag limits have been cut from nine to seven and the minimum legal […]
Read moreMedia release. The fight for our fish is far from over. 23 August 2013
Serious accusations have been levelled at the fisheries Minister this week in parliament over the snapper proposals. Nathan Guy was accused of breaking the Cabinet manual that states a Minister […]
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