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State of the Gulf: Recreational fishers catching twice as much snapper as commercial - Niwa
12 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM
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Fishery officers seized a boat that was caught in the Hauraki Gulf with almost five times the legal limit of snapper this week. Photo / File
Fishery officers seized a boat that was caught in the Hauraki Gulf with almost five times the legal limit of snapper this week. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
Recreational fishers are hauling in twice as much snapper from the Hauraki Gulf as the commercial industry, according to the latest data from Niwa.
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Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
A lack of information about New Zealand oceanic shark populations is making it difficult to assess how well they are doing, says a NIWA researcher.
New research published in premier science journal
Nature last week, with input from NIWA, showed the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has declined by more than 70 per cent in the past 50 years, with ongoing decline likely to lead to the extinction of some species.
NIWA fisheries scientist Dr Brit Finucci says New Zealand waters are home to about 113 shark species of which 20 are considered oceanic, meaning they spend most of their time in the open ocean.
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