Anderson Fishing Company’s vessel Naturaliste II and co-owner Brock Anderson motors on Otago Harbour in November 2019. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA Dunedin fishing company has had to forfeit its vessel and been fined after it was found breaking the rules eight times. Yesterday, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued a Forfeiture Notice stating that Anderson Fishing Company Ltd’s vessel, Naturaliste II, and associated fishing equipment had been handed over to the crown. As a result the company had been fined $4000 in the Dunedin District Court recently and its vessel and equipment had to be forfeited, Mr Jay said. According to the Companies Office website, Anderson Fishing Company was owned by Brock and Nicola Anderson, both of Waikouaiti.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2021 21:34 UTC