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Year: 1957

The NZSFC takes an active role in fisheries management and research. A fee of 50 cents per member is donated and passed on as our support to the NZ Marine Research Foundation. Over the last few years the NZ Marine Research Foundation in conjunction with Blue Water Marine Research have conducted comprehensive POP & PAT tagging programs of Striped Marlin that have given us an insight into the behaviour of this sought after species.NZ Sport Fishing has developed initiatives to promote and support Kiwi’s going fishing, along with responsible and sustainable management of our marine environment and to help ensure that future generations of Kiwi’s are able to enjoy the unique opportunities that New Zealand’s marine environment offers.

NZSFC (as the New Zealand Big Game Fishing Council) originally founded the NZ Recreational Fishing Council (NZRFC) in response to demand for angler representation and have funded it with many hundreds of thousands of dollars for nearly three decades until several years ago when our members decided that their aspirations and requirements were not being met and that there were fundamental differences of opinion politically and solution-wise to the challenge of securing recreational rights and the future of recreational participation. NZSFC no longer funds the NZRFC but leaves it to individual clubs and individuals to decide.