Fish Forever| Bay of Islands

25/10/2024

Planning to get out on or in the water soon? Make sure you know where your marine protection areas are and what you can and can’t do before heading out.

For Northland Marine Protected areas, including maps and coordinates, visit www.nrc.govt.nz/marineareas

A Controlled Area Notice (CAN) is in place in Te Rāwhiti Inlet with legal restrictions placed on some boating and fishing activities to limit the spread of Exotic Caulerpa. For more information, rules and maps head to www.nrc.govt.nz/environment/weed-and-pest-control/marine-biosecurity/exotic-caulerpa/

For fishing rules download the NZ Fishing rules app, text 9889 with the name of a species and they will respond with bag and size limit for that species or check www.mpi.govt.nz/fishing-aquaculture/recreational-fishing/fishing-rules/auckland-kermadec-fishing-rules/

Please help to protect our marine life by not taking kaimoana (seafood) from marine protected areas and following the fishing rules in your area

Rules for marine protection areas in Mimiwhangata and Rakaumangamanga (Cape Brett).

11/05/2024

13/06/2023

Controlled area notice effective 12th June, to help prevent the spread of exotic Caulerpa in the Bay of Islands. No fishing, diving or anchoring a vessel in the red zone.

Te Rāwhiti Inlet under Rāhui and Controlled Area Notice restrictions

On Monday 12 June at 11.59pm, legal controls will come into force making it illegal to fish, dive or anchor a vessel in a defined area (see map below) of Te Rāwhiti Inlet.

The legal controls are a Controlled Area Notice (CAN) and are to help prevent the spread of the exotic Caulerpa to other parts of Northland and the rest of the country.

Mana whenua for Te Rāwhiti have laid a rāhui on the area with the same restrictions.

The area under controls is bounded by Whau Point, the south-eastern tip of Te Ao Island, the eastern shoreline of Poroporo Island and the northern tip of Tokatokahau Point up to the high-tide area.

08/05/2023

A group dominated by fishing firms and the Ministry for Primary Industries has come up with a sustainability transformation plan short on environmental specifics and timelines, and long on what sounds to some experts as awfully like a modified status quo.

23/04/2023

Wow! What an incredible morning on the water at Mission Bay 🌊💙

Hundreds turned out to show their heart for the Hauraki and voice their opposition to bottom trawling in the Gulf.

Huge thanks to those in vessels - yachts, kayaks, paddleboards and motorboats - and those who gathered on the beach. And thanks to our mates Greenpeace Aotearoa for collab-ing on this mahi.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/its-time-to-take-action-greenpeace-and-forest-bird-protest-bottom-trawling-in-hauraki-gulf-at-aucklands-mission-bay/G74D6R2HENGANKJCR25PEAOQRA/

13/04/2023

Do you know the ins and outs of your marine reserves?

If you're heading out on the water soon, remember that Aotearoa New Zealand has numerous marine reserves dotted around our coastlines.

These special places are strictly 'no-take' areas and everything from the sea surface to the sea floor, and even the foreshore is completely protected.

Make sure you know where your marine reserves are and what you can and can’t do before heading out.

For more information on your local marine reserve and other marine reserves around Aotearoa New Zealand visit us here: https://bit.ly/3mI97DN

12/04/2023

less than 15% of NZers go fishing once a year or more, and yet we let that small number of people thwart our efforts to restore our moana, it's time we started listening to the majority, we are after all a democracy.

The figures are stark, and the science is clear. So where are our marine reserves?

31/03/2023

From 1 April, catch limits for Northland’s rock lobster fishery will reduce by 21 tonnes.

This decision has been made following a consultation held earlier this year as part of Fisheries New Zealand’s regular review of sustainability measures.

Both the commercial and recreational catch limits have been reduced.

To help manage the new recreational catch allowance, from 15 April the recreational daily bag limit for rock lobster will reduce from 6 to 3 per fisher per day.

For more info, visit: https://bit.ly/42W7PLG