Coastwatch
Seasons & Episodes
E1A Covert Operation
Jul 2, 2010
E2Crayfish Crackdown
Jul 2, 2010
E4Airborne Patrol
Jul 16, 2010
E5A Stowaway & A Standoff
Jul 23, 2010
E6Too Many Cockles
Jul 30, 2010
E7A Midnight Confrontation
Aug 6, 2010
E8Busting A Black Marketeer
Aug 13, 2010
E9Trouble On The Coast
Aug 20, 2010
E10Caught in the Act
Oct 1, 2010
E11Stranded at Sea
Oct 8, 2010
E12Poacher Patrol
Oct 15, 2010
E1Caught in the Act
A covert sting nets a paua poaching ring in Wellington, the maritime police are called to the rescue and a roadside checkpoint turns up a few surprises.
E2Stranded At Sea
A fishing trawler runs aground on the Manukau Bar, M-Fish swoop on an illegal paua ring and a showdown in Northland.
E3Poacher Patrol
A group of poachers are caught on a remote Northland beach, the Maritime Police catch some boat thieves in the act and a SOS from an injured boater.
E4Car Full of Cockles
M-Fish confront a group with thousands of illegal cockles and later play cat and mouse with an an elusive poacher.
E5Restaurant Raids
M-Fish conduct a series of restaurant raids in Auckland. The Airforce launches a dangerous search and rescue mission in the middle of a cyclone.
E6Trapped
M-Fish and the Navy combine to bust a poaching ring in the Chatham Islands and the Martime police respond to a mysterious sinking in the Hauraki gulf.
E7No Excuses
It's a holiday weekend and M-Fish are conducting a two-day operation aimed at cracking down on recreational overfishing.
E8A Toxic Situation
Aug 13, 2013
Toxic chemicals threaten the Poor Knights Islands and dogs assist the D-O-C on a unique mission.
E9Seized Vessel
Aug 20, 2013
Seized Vessel
E10Double Trouble
Aug 27, 2013
A raid on a crayfish seller uncovers more than just black market fish and in Northland a M-Fish sting nets a group of poachers.
E11Cray Fish
Sep 3, 2013
An early start nets a group of illegal crayfishers, the Royal New Zealand Airforce conduct a joint operation, and Coastguard snatch a kayaker from the waves.