Ethan Neville

Guest writer

Ethan Neville is Assistant Editor at NZ Fishing News Magazine and Director of CoastLab, a cosy shared working space just North of Auckland, but you’re most likely to find him on the boat or at a sports field.

Image: Leonie Hayden

The fight to save one of Aotearoa’s favourite fish

Tarakihi used to be abundant. Now, they're in trouble.

By Ethan Neville | 28th June, 2021

Motutapu Island with Rakino in the background in the Hauraki Gulf (Photo: Getty Images)

Will the government’s new plan save Tīkapa Moana/Hauraki Gulf?

Some of recreational fishers' favourite hotspots are to become off-limits, but commercial bottom trawling will still be allowed in certain 'corridors'.

By Ethan Neville | 24th June, 2021

Seafood Auckland: A portion of commercial catch is sold locally. The Auckland Fish Market certainly has no shortage of fresh catch. (Photo: Seafood New Zealand)

The good, the bad, and the fishy: The complicated truth about fishing quotas

Is the quota management system a global success story or an overly generous, unsustainable scheme that is doing lasting damage to our fish stocks?

By Ethan Neville | 7th June, 2020