Department of Conservation freshwater technical advisor Jane Goodman presenting at the Invercargill session on the proposal for whitebait management. The bulk of whitebaiters in Southland currently use sock nets. Bevan Clark, who has been a whitebaiter for 47years, asked if sock nets were phased out, what should they use instead. Trevor Hannah✓, who also sells and repairs nets, said that 90 per cent of whitebaiters in Southland used sock nets. After the meeting, Responsible Kiwi Whitebaiters Association president Darren Smith✓ said banning sock nets would almost end recreational whitebaiting in the region.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2020 04:18 UTC