this government is a refuge for multinationals so no such luck...
The NZ Govt owned a Purse Seiner " W J SCOTT " for years it was fishing out of Gisbourne & Tauranga . We knew then the fish were being raped but we never stopped taking them . Once again too little too late , same as what they are doing now to our Coastal Fisheries. A fish in the water is worth more to Tourism & Sport than it ever will be worth on a plate .
The hard data from scientists have been evident for TEN years and this has been available. BUT has been ignored by countries who want to continue to rape the Pacific tuna catch. Our Ministry of Fisheries will have had that data supplied every year over the past ten years. It's about time we took action and back up our Pacific Island neighbours and bugger the lobbying from the likes of Sealord which has a few vessels in that area.
As usual TV3, Greenpeace etc are running with the rule "why let the truth get in the way of a good story". The reason the areas have been closed to purse seine netting is because the island nations that control those waters want payed more to let the boats in. Skipjack are not over fished and yellow finn are cosidered to be fully exploited. although Big eye stocks are considered in danger steps are being taken to rectify the situation.
Come on people it's up to all of us to take care of what we have left...Lets pull finger pull together and stop rapping the earth.
pie in the sky reporting WHERE is the hard data... there a fish aplenty total BS.