We have bases in about 15 countries but our home base is New Zealand, the country that has led the world in careful and sustainable management of fish harvesting through the Quota Management System (QMS).

New Zealand is in the South Pacific and although it has a small landmass it has one of the world’s largest Exclusive Economic fishing zones.

Deep sea species in the fishing zone include orange roughy, hoki, black oreo dory and smooth oreo dory, ling, hake, squid. Greenshell™ Mussels, unique to New Zealand, grow in the coastal waters as do a range of other shellfish including Paua (abalone), Scallops and Oysters.

The QMS, introduced in 1986, is Government policy and is actively supported by the New Zealand fishing industry. It allows the Government to adjust the annual catch to ensure fish stocks remain at a sustainable level. The New Zealand Hoki fishery was the world’s first major whitefish fishery to be certified as sustainable by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council. The Council is a global organisation that actively encourages sustainable management of fisheries through a rigorous and independent assessment and certification programme. For more information about New Zealand's sustainable management practices, download information sheets on Hoki (PDF, 129Kb) and Orange Roughy (PDF, 159Kb).

We are committed to harvesting the seas resources in a sustainable way and this is one of the key points of our company environmental policy. We have secure access to about 19 percent of New Zealand’s quota and have alliances or joint ventures in other countries. Wherever we operate we promote the adoption of sustainable fishing practices. In New Zealand waters we work with other fish quota holders, through the DeepWater Group, to improve and monitor fishing standards, carry out research on fish stocks and find ways to reduce bycatch of mammals. The DeepWater Group works closely with New Zealand’s Ministry of Fisheries.

For more about the Quota Management System go to the Seafood Industry Council site or the Ministry of Fisheries site.

For more about the Marine Stewardship Council click on this link.

For more about the DeepWater Group click on this link