Tairua residents blocked access to their main wharf and turned out in numbers today after footage of alleged wholesale slaughter of an elusive and unprot
Ngāti Hei iwi announce rāhui over maomao fishery
Ngāti Hei iwi announce rāhui over maomao fishery
Ngāti Hei iwi announce rāhui over maomao fishery Sat, 26 Jun 2021, 4:46PM
An unprotected fish species at the centre of claims a legal loophole is allowing overfishing is now the subject of a rāhui until lawmakers make changes to protect it.
The rāhui (embargo) on fishing for pink maomao, also known as longfin perch, was announced by Ngāti Hei kaumātua Joe Davis Friday.
It applies to the waters of the iwi s rohe (boundaries) along the eastern Coromandel Peninsula between Whangapoua and Whangamatā.