Kiwi anglers are asking the Government to do more research before deciding whether to allow commercial trout farming, amid fears it could decimate a billion dollar industry. The New Zealand Fish & Game Council voted over the weekend to oppose a controversial recommendation that the Government give commercial trout farming for food production “serious consideration”. A council spokesman said the opposition was “because of risks to the wild trout fishery”. Supplied Professional Fishing Guides Association of New Zealand president Serge Bonnafoux says our global reputation would be “tarnished” if commercial trout fishing was allowed. Joe Johnson/Stuff A fly-fisher on the Waimakariri River in Canterbury, which is a hotspot region for recreational trout fishing.

Source: Stuff November 23, 2020 02:48 UTC