FORMAL NOTICE OF MEETING
The 68th Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen Inc: Friday 29 May 2026, 1:00pm.
For more information and the final agenda, click here.
Caring for Coastal Communities
About
‘The Fed’
The New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen is a national organisation that represents and advocates for independent, private owner-operator fishers and their crew. Operated by our members, for our members since 1952.
We are here for the small-scale, owner-operator inshore fishers. The little guys. The fishers who regularly head out in the dark and cold, braving inclement weather to provide Kiwis with sustainably caught, fresh local fish for our tables.
Are you or do you support small-scale, owner-operator inshore fishers?
Who we are
Our members are key contributors to New Zealand’s primary production industry, and are proud to fish responsibly to bring low-carbon, healthy seafood to your table.
What we do
The Federation is dedicated to the success and wellbeing of small-scale, owner-operator inshore fishers and supporting the longevity of New Zealand’s inshore commercial fishing industry.
“The Federation stands for fishermen at the coal face of the industry ie the catching sector and without a viable catching sector you don’t have an industry.”
– Sir Peter Talley