12 Jun 2018
Fishers need good reason to go unobserved - industry
The fishing industry says vessel owners should refuse to carry observers only if they have a valid reason. Monitors from the Ministry for Primary Industries are a legal requirement but some fishing boat skippers have been refusing to allow them on their boats. Jeremy Helson is the chief executive of the industry group, Fisheries Inshore New Zealand. He discusses the issue with Susie Ferguson.