Kōrero: Coarse fish

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

• Coarse fishing – Fish & Game

  Fish & Game information on New Zealand coarse fishing.

• DOC's work with pest fish

  Department of Conservation information on the legal status of pest fish.

• Invasive freshwater fish in New Zealand: DOC’s present and future management

  This paper by Tracie Dean discusses the Department of Conservation’s approach to invasive freshwater fish (PDF, 104 KB).

• New Zealand coarse fishing

  A summary of coarse fishing regulations in various fish and game regions, and a description of fishing methods.

• NIWA Atlas of New Zealand Freshwater Fishes

  This atlas helps non-experts identify New Zealand’s freshwater fish, and describes species’ life cycles and distribution.

• Potential effects of tench (Tinca tinca) in New Zealand freshwater ecosystems

  This paper by D. K. Rowe of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research looks at the effects of this species (PDF, 450 KB).

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• McDowall, R. M. Gamekeepers for the nation: the story of New Zealand’s acclimatisation societies, 1861–1990. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 1994.
• McDowall, R. M. The Reed field guide to New Zealand freshwater fishes. Auckland: Reed, 2000.