30 Nov 2018

Insight: Whitebaiters fear tougher regulations

From Morning Report, 8:50 am on 30 November 2018

The whitebaiting season finishes on Friday and whitebaiters are worried they could be facing tougher regulations next season. All but one of the five species, whose juveniles make up the whitebait catch, are in decline or under threat and government is currently consulting on what can be done. Insight's Teresa Cowie has been on the West Coast to investigate what might lie ahead.