Jones Scraps Marlin Bycatch Plan but Wider Battle Looms
Northland’s recreational fishers are celebrating Fisheries Minister Shane Jones’ about-turn on a proposal to let commercial operators land and sell dead marlin bycatch.
But they believe it is as much a political retreat by a minister blindsided by backlash as it is an awakening to the true value of New Zealand’s recreational fishing industry.
They also say it is just one victory in an ongoing battle against a suite of concerning proposed fisheries reforms, which are going to a select committee...
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