Fishermen in the Cook Islands want government intervention to stop foreign vessels coming in and fishing in their waters. By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Journalist.
He has started delivering fish around Rarotonga, free of charge, three days a week.
After months of having no work, fishers have returned to the waters and sales have picked up to almost reach pre-Covid levels.
Tim says the Government s Go Local initiative has helped. We were lucky that the people already had this idea that if they support small local businesses, particularly in agriculture or fishing, then that made them a good person, and they really supported us.
Nine fishers catch and supply fish to The Fresh Fish Company and four people are employed to process it.
Tim says the cessation of international travel took him by surprise.