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• Aotearoa Fisheries Limited
  About AFL which is a Māori fishing business set up by Te Ohu Kaimoana. Includes interim accounts, staff lists and organizational structure, along with fishing contacts.
  
  
• Awesome fishing and hunting
  Provides information on fishing and hunting in New Zealand with information on species, locations, guides, vacations, hunting lodges, real estate, adventure holidays, magazines and shopping for sporting goods. Also provides links to magazine articles, the FishnHunt Newsletter and a chat room.
  
  
• Bite : news from MFish
  The Bite is the Ministry of Fisheries' newsletter for stakeholders and tangata whenua, and covers fisheries management in New Zealand. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Clutha Fisheries Trust : CFT
  Trust established to mitigate the environmental impact of the Clyde Dam Development by setting up and maintaining fish hatcheries for sports fishing in the Clutha River. Includes local news on conservation and fishing issues; information on where to fish and photo gallery.
  
  
• Fish & Game New Zealand
  Official website of the organisation, which has statutory responsibility for freshwater sport fishing and gamebird hunting. Contains information on fishing and hunting by region, licences, and regulations. Includes pages for women and children, general news, and recipes.
  
  
• Fisheries & aquaculture update / NIWA = Taihoro Nukurangi
  Fisheries & Aquaculture Update is published by NIWA's National Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture to publicise and promote their research and development activities in fisheries and aquaculture. Issues are available in full text.
  
  
• Fishing.net.nz : NZ's premier fishing website
  Recreational fishing website. Includes fishing reports and news, weather, tide and moon phase information, advice and pages for affiliated fishing clubs.
  
  
• Fishingmag.co.nz : New Zealand's on-line fishing magazine
  Provides information and photographs on many aspects of fishing and fishing equipment under headings like Trout, Salmon, Deep sea, Surfcasting, Big game, Boats, Books, Tackle.
  
  
• Fishnz.co.nz
  An information page for sea and freshwater fishing in and around New Zealand. Provides access to fish species identification and location, subscription information for the magazines New Zealand Fishing News and Fish & Game New Zealand and an extensive list of links to other fishing websites.
  
  
• Frontier fishing gazette
  Updated weekly this site provides information on fishing in Southland lakes and rivers. Includes weather reports, river and lake conditions, regulations for seasonal opening, and articles on fishing.
  
  
• Hī ika : ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi
  Published by the Ministry of Fisheries, covering news on customary fishing and fisheries management. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Māori customary fisheries
  The regulations governing customary, i.e. non-commercial fishing by Maori, under the Fisheries Settlement Act 1992.
  
  
• Ministry of Fisheries = Te Tautiaki i nga tini a Tangaroa
  MFish ensures that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem. Site provides an overview of the Ministry; its role, aims, organisation, policy, fisheries management. It is divided into environmental, commercial, recreational and customary issues. Press releases, speeches, documents and publications.
  
  
• National Aquatic Biodiversity Information System : NABIS
  About NABIS, a website mapping application used to help manage New Zealand's marine biodiversity environment.
  
  
• National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research : NIWA = Taihoro Nukurangi
  New Zealand Crown Research Institute site. Online publications are available; also online services: cam-corder coverage of selected New Zealand beaches, cloud cover imagery, the New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database, uv and ozone maps and graphs, and resources for students and teachers. Commercial online services include satellite data services, Climate Now and the National Climate Database.
  
  
• New Zealand Angling & Casting Assn (Inc)
  For recreational fishers whose prime interest is shore and small boat fishing. Includes details of affliated clubs; NZACA fishing rules; NZ fishing records; fishing events and newsletter.
  
  
• New Zealand fisheries management research database
  The web site contains links to primarily New Zealand fisheries material covering social, economic, environmental, recreational and customary rights. Sources listed include a range of different formats.
  
  
• New Zealand fishing : www.nzfishing.com
  News and resources for recreational fishers about trout and salmon freshwater fishing in New Zealand. Includes a summary of fishing regulations and regional fishing information.
  
  
• New Zealand Marine Farming Association Inc
  NZMFA represents marine farmers in the top of the South Island of New Zealand. Includes industry updates; environmental and quality programmes; maps of farm locations; information about industry bodies and conference details.
  
  
• New Zealand Mussel Industry Council Ltd
  NZMIC is the national voice for the New Zealand mussel industry. Information includes industry information, market and harvest statistics. Publications, submissions and reports available online.
  
  
• New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association
  This is a current official listing of membership of the New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association members. It is categorized in regions alphabetically and acts as a directory giving sites and email listings for the members. Information on fishing in each region of New Zealand and regional fishing updates.
  
  
• New Zealand Salmon Farmer's Association Inc. : the association of the New Zealand salmon farming industry
  NZSFA site has information on the history and methods of salmon farming in New Zealand, about species, production and regulatory controls, products and markets and links to the members of the association.
  
  
• New Zealand troutfisher
  The web site provides contents information for the current issue. It includes subscription information, a survey and a link to the FishnHunt web site.
  
  
• Option4.co.nz
  Information on an alternative option to the "Soundings" report from the Ministry of Fisheries. The group is lobbying to maintain marine recreational fishing rights. The web site includes the report in PDF format.
  
  
• Seafood Industry Council
  Provides information about the New Zealand seafood business, industry organisations and the Seafood Industry Commodity Levy. Also includes recipes, nutritional information and guidelines for handling and cooking seafood. Some publications available in PDF format.
  
  
• Sealord
  The Sealord Group is an international seafood company based in New Zealand. The site provides information about the quota management system, species caught, processing, products, and marketing.
  
  
• SITO : NZ Seafood Industry Training Organisation
  The Seafood Industry Training Organisation provides courses in fishing, aquaculture and fish processing. This website gives details of training providers, courses and other resources.
  
  
• Student & teacher resources (Starfish)
  Information for students and teachers about New Zealand fisheries and fisheries management issues. Arranged under: Commercial, Recreational, Māori, Environmental and International with teachers' notes, student activities, fact sheets and resources.
  
  
• Te Ohu Kaimoana : tiakina nga rawa hi ika a taou kaimoana mo nga uri whakaeke
  Website provides an overview of Te Ohu Kaimoana and the allocation process, as well as the issues and concerns regarding the sustainable utilisation of Aotearoa's fisheries and the wider marine environment. Helps Māori develop the business of fishing. Includes reports and newsletters.
  
  
• Tongariro National Trout Centre Society
  Society promotes and expands the Tongariro Trout Centre in partnership with the Department of Conservation. Provides an educational facitility on freshwater ecology and trout habitat. Includes information on: environmental conservation, the trout life cycle, and education programmes.