Gear innovation pathway

Gear innovation pathway

The Gear Innovation Pathway is a programme that has been developed by Fisheries Inshore New Zealand (FINZ) through a project with Seafood Innovations Ltd (SIL). FINZ is an industry non-profit organisation established by fishers to advance their interests in inshore...
Māui Drone Project

Māui Drone Project

MAUI63 is developing and testing innovative drone and AI technology for monitoring distribution and habitat use of critically endangered Māui dolphins. Māui dolphins are the world’s rarest dolphin, found only on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island....
Orange roughy stock health

Orange roughy stock health

Orange roughy is a red-orange fish in the slimehead family. It inhabits deep water from 500 to 1,500 m in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Aotearoa New Zealand is the world’s dominant harvester of orange roughy, with most of the catch exported to the United...
Livestreaming commercial fishing catch

Livestreaming commercial fishing catch

A local fisher from Te Matau-a-Māui the Hawke’s Bay took video monitoring one step further: livestreaming his fishing expeditions to the world.[1] Karl Warr operates his small commercial fishing company out of Ahuriri Napier. Recognising a disconnect between peoples’...