Coromandel scallop fishery closed

10:05 Thu, 15 Dec

The two remaining open areas in the Coromandel scallop fishery will close, after new information showed scallops are in decline. “I am invoking emergency measures...

Minister yet to respond to calls for scallop ban extension

22:00 Wed, 8 Jun

Organisations hoping to persuade Fisheries Minister David Parker to extend a recent partial ban on scallop fishing to the whole Hauraki Gulf are frustrated at...

Joint bid to stop scallop dredging off Omaha and beyond

08:00 Mon, 21 Feb

National bodies, community groups and marine organisations have joined forces with the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust in calling on Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker...

Dredging threat to Mahurangi fishing

10:17 Mon, 27 Sep

A ban on scallop dredging off the Coromandel coast has sparked fears commercial operators will switch their operations closer to the Mahurangi coast, with potentially...

Kawau boaties move to ban dredging

08:57 Mon, 11 Jan

Jon Whisker says the club is committed to taking up the cause. The Kawau Boating Club has unanimously voted to ban scallop dredging around the...