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Industry Critical of Fishing Ban Extension

Sunday, 8 September 2013, 12:11 pm | Federation of Commercial Fishermen

The commercial fishing industry says it can see neither science nor logic in the government’s proposal to extend the fishing ban off Taranaki to protect Maui’s dolphins. More >>

Fishing Industry: Govt Protection of Dolphins

Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 9:21 am | Federation of Commercial Fishermen

The Conservation and Primary Industries Ministers’ proposal to extend the set net ban along the Taranaki coast while undertaking a review of Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins is a knee jerk reaction that does not consider the full picture says the ... More >>

Imported fish endangers NZ fishing industry

Friday, 15 May 2009, 9:39 am | Federation of Commercial Fishermen

“A recent decision by MAF Biosecurity NZ to allow the importation of Vietnamese catfish (Basa) will devastate the New Zealand inshore fishery industry” says Doug Saunders-Loder, Chairman of the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen. More >>

NZ Fishermen Condemn Dolphin Carnage

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 1:47 pm | Federation of Commercial Fishermen

The organisation that represents the owner-operators of New Zealand’s fishing fleet is appalled at the killing of 22 Common Dolphins off the West Coast of the North Island, reported earlier today. More >>

Foreign-charter fishers squeeze kiwi battlers

Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:41 pm | Federation of Commercial Fishermen

The government is being urged to regulate so that only New Zealand-crewed fishing vessels can harvest hoki, the largest commercial fish species caught annually. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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