9 Jul 2025

Fisheries NZ on calls to close orange roughy fishing on Chatham Rise

From Morning Report, 8:26 am on 9 July 2025

Orange roughy stocks on the Chatham Rise have fallen to alarming levels - forcing officials to look at changing catch limits and potentially closing the fishery. Fisheries New Zealand director for fisheries management Emma Taylor spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.