Sealord Supports Fishing Industry Reforms
New Zealand’s largest seafood business, Sealord Group, welcomes the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries’ announced proposal to reform the outdated Fisheries Act. Sealord Group CEO Doug Paulin, who is part of the Seafood Industry Forum, says the proposed changes are a good start to bringing a more up-to-date framework that reflects the increase in reporting […]
Sealord Makes a Splash into Garden Fertiliser Market
New Zealand deep sea fishing company Sealord is launching into the $100 million landscaping fertiliser market with a new general liquid fertiliser made from a by-product produced during the production of fishmeal. Sealord Business Development & Sustainability General Manager Stu Yorston says New Zealand’s deepwater fisheries are a clean, bountiful source of seafood rich in […]
Sealord Questions Accuracy of WWF’s Nature Positive Report
New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sealord is concerned that WWF’s report ‘A Nature Positive Aotearoa’ released today has an inaccurate understanding of the complexities of New Zealand’s commercial fishing industry. The overarching sentiment of the report outlines the economic benefits of reversing nature loss, by driving actions within our primary sectors including the seafood industry. […]
New Measures Successfully Reduce Fur Seal Captures for Sealord
Deep sea fishing company Sealord has introduced innovative measures that are successfully reducing the number of seal deaths that occur when it is fishing. Seal deaths on Sealord vessels have dropped by around a third in the last year. Figures show 49 seals were captured in the 2023/24 fishing year, down from 68 in 2022/23 […]
Sealord To Receive Multi-Million Dollar Funding Boost from Government
The Government has committed more than $2 million over four years to support Sealord’s business development arm to assist in the development of new products from fish waste. GM Business Development & Sustainability Stu Yorston says the grant from the Ministry for Primary Industry’s Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures) is a huge […]
Sealord Sustainability Excellence Awarded
Sealord is the winner of the Future Adaptation Award in the 2024 Seafood Star Awards – a highlight of the annual Seafood New Zealand conference. Since 2019 Sealord has reduced its carbon footprint by 24%, a significant reduction of 27,000 tonnes of carbon. Of the five categories, the Future Adaptation Award is arguably the most […]
Sealord Confirms Purchase of Independent Fisheries
Deepwater fishing company Sealord is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Independent Fisheries following clearance from the Commerce Commission, consent from the Overseas Investment Office, and a number of conditions having been satisfied. This is the largest financial transaction in the seafood sector since the Sealord deal in 1992 as […]
Sealord Announces Purchase of Independent Fisheries
Deepwater fishing company Sealord has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-owned Independent Fisheries – the largest financial transaction in the seafood sector since the Sealord deal in 1992, which was part of the Māori Treaty Settlement. This transaction will make Sealord New Zealand’s biggest seafood business. Subject to satisfying a number of conditions, including clearance […]
Te Arawa and Sealord Partnership Transitions Unproductive Land to Native Forest
Sealord is investing $10 million over the next ten years in a carbon offset programme that will see underutilised Te Arawa whenua around the wider Rotorua region developed into permanent forest. The programme, developed by Te Arawa Fisheries and New Zealand Carbon Farming (NZCF), will help offset some of the carbon resulting from Sealord’s operations, […]
Have Fish for Dinner, Help the Environment
A survey has found only a third of Kiwis know that fish is the most sustainable meat, while three in ten New Zealanders are unsure which meat is made using the least greenhouse gas emissions. In response, New Zealand’s largest deepwater fishing company, Sealord, has launched a new project; Seas Matter. The initiative seeks to […]
