Reports produced by NIWA show that less than seven percent of New Zealand’s total deepwater catch is discarded, Seafood New Zealand’s Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst says.
The Government can hardly claim it was not given due warning by Maori and the wider seafood industry over concerns about the sudden declaration of a Kermadecs Ocean Sanctuary. A letter to Prime
If the report on the alleged actual catches by Auckland University academic Dr Glenn Simmons and the recreational fishing survey are to be used as cudgels against the commercial fishing industry by
The New Zealand Seafood Industry supports marine conservation, but any new measures to introduce marine protected areas must be taken in full, considered consultation with all relevant stakeholders,
With New Zealand peering into an economic abyss as restrictions on many businesses continue, there is reason for optimism coming out of the primary sector.
