Fishing

Philippa Tolley asks what now? - after the regional Tuna Commission failed to take action to preserve tuna stocks. Audio

Industry players and conservationists say the regional Tuna Commission can no longer be relied on to protect declining stocks in the huge Pacific tuna fishery. Audio

It's nearly 50 years since Marlborough whalers J. A. Perano and Company harpooned their last whale in New Zealand waters. Peter Perano reflects on what it was like to be a third generation whaler… Audio

Ministry for Primary Industries Director of Fisheries, Dave Turner, speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

Commercial over-fishing in Hawke's Bay is being blamed for a steep decline in the recreational take, a decline that is angering those on the end of a line. Audio

Te Ohu Kaimoana, which oversees the Maori fishing quota, says the industry needs revitalising so it can take advantage of the country's fish stocks and improve on its meagre returns. The directors… Audio

Fishing and collecting seafood are among New Zealand's most popular recreational activities and important parts of our way of life. A quarter of adult New Zealanders go fishing, whether they're… Audio

The lure of shore-based fishing with Jock Bielski, president of Fielding Surf Casting Club. Audio

Many in Wellington will know him as co-founder of Logan Brown, included in a list of Trip Advisor's world best restaurants at number 10. His new book is Depot: The Biography of a restaurant - which… Audio

Karl Warr is a commercial fisherman who is trying to up his profits and fish sustainably. Audio

South Island Angler Dave Witherow with fishing stories drawn from over 30 years with a rod in his hand in pursuit of elusive trout. He's spent the best part of his life fishing the rivers of New… Audio

Leaders in the fishing industry are backing a plan to develop a fishing museum and marine education centre in Nelson. Audio

Philippa Tolley reports from Fiji on the urgent need to protect some of the tuna stocks in the Pacific Audio

Writer, filmmaker, former professional fly-fishing guide, founder of the Wanaka Flyfishing Academy, host of the Trout Diaries podcast, and author of new book, Going to Extremes: Adventures in Unknown… Audio

Kate Camp discusses the 1952 novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Audio

One in Five this week is pulling in snapper with members of the world's only Stroke Survivors' Fishing Club. Club members get together once a month, fishing rods in hand, for a day out on the water… Audio

Michael Plank explains how mathematical modelling suggests that big fish, rather than small fish, should be thrown back Audio

Lorna Perry investigates the state of the main snapper fishery as the new fishing year approaches. Audio