The Future Catch on RadioLIVE
Interview with Dr Randall Bess about his latest report The Future Catch on RadioLIVE. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
2 August, 2017
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Media Release: Money no excuse for the Government to not protect recreational fisheries
The Government must take its head out of the water and urgently act to protect New Zealand’s recreational fisheries, before our fishing way of life is lost. Around 600,000 people fish each year in New Zealand, but this pastime is under threat with increases in New Zealand’s population and tourism numbers and increasing competition with commercial fishers for limited fisheries resources. Read more
1 August, 2017
Discussing The Future Catch
Dr Randall Bess discusses his latest report The Future Catch on Newstalk ZB. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
1 August, 2017
The Future Catch: Preserving Recreational Fisheries for the Next Generation
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders fish recreationally each year in inshore waters. Fishing is integral to the Kiwi way of life. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
1 August, 2017
Growth in charter boat fishing requires a management rethink
Unless the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) imposes some restrictions on the charter boats operating in the Kaikoura region, the rock lobster fishery could be unsustainable within a couple years, according to local commercial fishers. And they could be right. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
10 July, 2017
The future of New Zealand's recreational fisheries
Originally published in The Fishing Paper and Hunting News - July 2017. Read more
5 July, 2017
A world-leading solution?
The 2017 Budget brought a boost to fisheries management intended to enhance New Zealand’s much-touted world-leading Quota Management System. The Minister for Primary Industries announced $30.5 million towards a world-leading Integrated Electronic Monitoring and Reporting System (IEMRS). Read more
Dr Randall Bess
9 June, 2017
Media release: New Zealanders inspired by Western Australian fisheries
Wellington (31 May 2017): Western Australia shows what is possible when competing fishing sectors collaborate in fisheries management, say delegates from across New Zealand’s fishing sectors. The New Zealand Initiative and the US-based Environmental Defense Fund last week led a group of New Zealanders involved in the recreational, commercial and customary fishing sectors to learn from Western Australia’s example. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
31 May, 2017
The public deserve the "true facts"
The former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was known for saying it would be a mistake to keep the “true facts” from the public. Basically, we hope our political leaders and their advisors will follow Churchill’s advice. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
5 May, 2017
Dr Randall Bess on The Overseas Catch and fisher exchange
The Overseas Catch: The state of recreational fisheries management abroad author, Dr Randall Bess, discusses his overseas research trip. He travelled to the Gulf of Mexico, northern California, British Columbia and Western Australia to learn more about how these locations manage their recreational fisheries - what worked well, what didn't and what can New Zealand learn? Read more
Dr Randall Bess
21 April, 2017