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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