5 Aug 2019

Commercial fishing: Tarakihi catch could be slashed

From Morning Report, 7:31 am on 5 August 2019

The amount of tarakihi commercial fishers are allowed to catch could be about to be slashed.

Fishers were warned last year by the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, there would be cuts if there wasn't action to arrest its decline.

RNZ understands Mr Nash is of the view that fishers have not gone as far as he would have liked in doing this, and steps may soon have to be taken.

RNZ's fisheries reporter Conan Young has more.