Glenn Simmons
Fish dumping ban "biggest change to management in 100 years"
Fisheries scientist says the Government's move to ban commercial fishing skippers throwing unwanted catch overboard is is the biggest change to fisheries management in 100 years. The Minister for… Audio
Alleged beheading on the high seas raises questions about culture on boats
Allegations of a beheading of a Fijian sailor on a fishing vessel is pointing to a wider problem of abuse on the high seas.
Fijian authorities have been searching for five crew members who jumped off… Audio
Questions over benefits of foreign fishing crews
A fisheries expert is asking whether the economic benefit New Zealand receives from having overseas crew here is worth the risk they pose due to Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health is continuing to… Audio
Auckland Filipino restaurant chefs 'like slaves' - Immigration
Immigration New Zealand says chefs at a Filipino restaurant in Auckland were treated like slaves. The owners of Birkenhead restaurant 3 Kings Food, Luisito and Virgil Balajadia, were sentenced at the… Audio
Fisheries shake-up labelled a rebranding exercise
A shake-up of the Ministry for Primary Industries is being criticised for not going far enough to fix the country's fisheries. Last week a new organisation, Fisheries New Zealand was unveiled as a… Audio
Fears new fisheries unit doesn't have specialist knowledge
There are concerns the new standalone fisheries unit in the Ministry for Primary Industries won't be specialised enough to do its job properly. The ministry is losing its all-encompassing role and… Audio
Fishers 'trying to intimidate' MPI over surveillance
Court action could be on the horizon from a group of fishermen against plans to use cameras and GPS tracking on commerical boats. Auckland University fishing industry researcher Dr Glenn Simmons joins… Audio
Insight: Will Cameras End Commercial Fish Dumping?
Conan Young looks at what is and isn't being done to reduce fish dumping in our waters Audio
Can the public have confidence in the fishing industry ?
What now for the fisheries sector following the critical independent report by Michael Heron QC. Nine to Noon discusses with Glen Simmons from the Auckland University School of Business whose work… Audio
Calls for fish inquiry to be broadened
The Auckland University fishing researcher whose report exposed decades of fish dumping and illegal practice says he's concerned a new industry inquiry will be too narrow. The Ministry of Primary… Audio
NZ's catch nearly three times official count - study
A damning report on the number of fish caught in New Zealand waters has exposed six decades of under-reporting, and puts the true catch at nearly three times official figures. It also reveals… Audio
Financial abuse of fishing crews still worries
An Auckland researcher says Indonesian fishing operators are making crew members sign contracts stating they will forgo securities and wages if they complain to New Zealand authorities about their… Audio
The Panel with Michelle Boag and Brian Edwards (Part 1)
What the Panelists Michelle Boag and Brian Edwards have been up to. National MP Maurice Williamson has approached the Act Party about becoming a member. It's been let out of the bag - is it in bad… Audio
Recreational fishers urge action on massive in-shore decline
New Zealand Angling and Casting Association, Legasea Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay sportsfishing club and the Pania Surfcasting club have been gathering data on their catches in Hawkes Bay for the past 8… Audio
Is the government blind to the extent of fish dumping?
With fisheries researcher Glenn Simmons of Auckland University Business School, Paul Barnes of Legasea - part of the NZ Sport Fishing Council which has been actively lobbying agains the snapper… Audio
MAF says no decision yet on cutting fish observer roles
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry won't rule out outsourcing monitoring fishing vessels. The ministry currently runs the fisheries observer programme. Audio
More revelations about life on foreign fishing trawlers
Working in slum-like conditions with no safety gear for a pittance, living in unheated accommodation without clean water, and dealing with threats and intimidation. Audio
Church says govt has moral obligation to help Indo fishermen
The Anglican Church says the government has a moral obligation to help 32 Indonesian fishermen who claim they've been beaten and forced to work long hours for less than eighty dollars a week. Audio