Amaltal Fishing fined $27,000 for fishing in Marine Reserve
9 Mar, 2021 04:14 AM
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MPI says they expect fishing companies and skippers to know the rules before they go out, and to comply with them. Photo / 123RF
NZ Herald
Nelson based fishing company Amaltal Fishing Co has been fined $27,600 for commercial fishing in a protected Marine Reserve.
Amaltal, owned by Talley s Group, was sentenced today in the Nelson District Court, having been convicted last year for fishing in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve with its vessel the Amaltal Mariner.
The vessel s skipper, who was sentenced and fined last year, had charts onboard that show the Hikurangi Marine Reserve but it was not marked on the vessel s plotter, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
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