Bottom trawlers venturing close to shore ‘killing it’ for recreational fishersThe “Leila Jo” at Taumutu near Southbridge in mid-December 2022. Recreational fisherman Wayne McCarthy was long-lining on the beach near Ashburton when a commercial fishing boat glided past, snapping his longline as he scrambled to bring it back to shore. It was the first time he had encountered a trawler so close to his usual fishing spot, between the Rangitata and Hinds rivers. “Obviously this trawler was operating legally, but ethically it’s wrong,” he said. Read the full story by Keiller MacDuff, Jan 02 2023, on Stuff.co.nz

Source: Stuff January 02, 2023 01:27 UTC