Any benefits from allowing commercial trout farming would be "heavily outweighed" by the risks to New Zealand's wild trout fishery, Otago Fish and Game chief executive, Niall Watson, says.
If Hemingway were titling this story, he would call it the Careless Man and the Sea.
New Zealand has signed an international agreement designed to prevent illegally caught fish being landed in ports, fisheries Minister Phil Heatley says.
A war of words has erupted over cockle harvesting in Otago Harbour, with claims and counterclaims concerning research which concluded the fishery is not sustainable.
Two southern fishermen are being taken to court by the Ministry of Fisheries for not allowing observers on board their boats last summer.
The Port Chalmers Fishermen's Co-operative marks its 100th anniversary this weekend.
They were juicy, tasty, well sized and went down a treat.
Catch limits of rock lobster, or crayfish, will increase in Otago and Southland and decrease in Gisborne and Wellington/Hawke's Bay, Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said today.
The rain that fell last weekend came in time to freshen up streams that were very low and warm.
Not that they rose very much - rather they went from very, very low to just very low.
The main thing was the drop in temperature, falling from the low-20s to the mid-teens degC, was a much more comfortable level for trout.
My pick for this weekend is the Mataura.
Lake Benmore is the second most-fished lake in New Zealand behind Lake Taupo. David Bruce looks at its phenomenal growth in popularity with anglers.
Flushing of the Waitaki River next week will give the river "a good clean out", Fish and Game officer Graeme Hughes says.
Fisheries officers in the Otago region have encountered mainly well-behaved fishermen over a busy summer period, with only half a dozen infringement notices issued over the period.
Eleven members of the South East Fisheries Advisory Group walked out of their quarterly meeting with Ministry of Fisheries in protest against "draconian" measures to protect endangered Hector's and Maui dolphins.
A mataitai fishing reserve has been confirmed for a small portion of waters off the Kaka Point coastline, elating local Maori and disappointing fishers who earn a living in the area.
Frustrated by the number of endangered albatrosses killed by fishing vessels, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton is bringing in new measures to prevent seabirds from being accidentally caught by commercial vessels.
