Dr Jeremy Helson, CEO of Seafood New Zealand says some commercial methods are misunderstood and their effects mischaracterised. For our part, commercial fishers want and need a healthy Hauraki Gulf and we are stepping up to play our part in that." Dr Helson says in the Hauraki Gulf, fishers are already limiting their fishing to grounds where they have fished for many years. "Anyone submitting to the Hauraki Gulf consultation that opens tomorrow should know that fishers are as focused on a healthy Gulf as any and every other stakeholder. "We have worked faithfully for many years with Government and with other partners in the mission to protect the Hauraki Gulf and we will continue to do so.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2023 21:04 UTC