Fishing

A fishing contest called SAM's Waioeka Hook Up, which will focus on Dads and other significant adult male figures getting out fishing with their kids. Eastern Whio Link co-founder Sam Gibson talks to… Audio

Hawke's Bay Sports Fishing Club member Joe Bicknell caught a whopping 112kg striped marlin on Sunday. He tells Jesse about the hour it took to reel it in. Audio

Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Black Sheep podcast. Invasive tells the story of one man who released thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand's rivers… Audio

New Zealand's beautiful rivers and lakes are likely to get an influx of anglers over the summer months so it's a good time to catch up with Fish and Game ranger Richie Cosgrove. Audio

There are calls for Fisheries New Zealand to change the recreational daily bag limits for finfish.

Different species have different regulations - some, right now, aren't subject to any limits.

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If there has ever been a time to head out on the water and get your rods out it's now. Apparently lockdown was good for one thing and that is replenishing the ocean! The editor of NZ Fishing News… Audio

Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery

Angler Dougal Rillstone and surfer Derek Morrison talk to fellow explorer Bruce Ansley about their love for the wild places of Aotearoa.  Audio

In some regions the level 4 lockdown has coincided with the start of the whitebaiting season, with small crowds out on the banks of the Rangitaiki and Whakatāne Rivers.

But advice on whether… Video, Audio

Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Audio, Gallery

Pacific Island countries may need to renegotiate fishing rights arrangements due to climate change induced tuna migration. Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Audio

Trawl fishing will be largely banned and 18 new protection areas created in the Hauraki Gulf under a proposal released by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker, this morning. The Hauraki… Audio

Aucklander Jessie Williamson only ever intended to stay in Shetland for six months. However, fate intervened when she was introduced to her husband-to-be, Davie, soon after her arrival. She's Calling… Audio

Environmental campaigners are thrilled by the government's decision to put cameras on 300 inshore fishing boats, and stop fish -- and anything else caught at sea -- being dumped overboard. Auckland… Audio

A new Netflix programme - we're not calling it a documentary - is putting people world wide off eating fish. But how much of the message was massaged?  Audio