Fisheries

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  67% say the government should work on fisheries reform

  1 Jul 20 – An overwhelming majority of New Zealanders think New Zealand’s fisheries need to be reformed to ensure there is an abundant fishery. 70% think reform is needed 6% say the fisheries are fine as they are and do not need any reform 24% say...

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  73% think fishing donations to MPs could influence decisions

  26 Feb 20 – A huge majority of New Zealanders think fishing industry donations to Members of Parliament at the last election have the potential to “strongly influence” the MPs' decisions. A Horizon Research poll, which asked more than 1,000 people how much they felt...

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  Just 1% think bottom trawling should continue

  1 Nov 19 – Just 1% of New Zealanders think bottom trawling of the country's inshore fisheries should be allowed to continue. But while some 58% of adults thinking bottom trawling is not allowed inshore - it is. When told it is allowed, 57%...

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  70% want bigger cuts in tarakihi quota

  17 Oct 19 – Seventy percent of New Zealanders want the commercial fishing quota for tarakihi cut dramatically to help the country’s fish and chips favourite to recover, a new survey has revealed.   The survey conducted by Horizon Research for...

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  70% want fisheries management inquiry

  18 Nov 16 – New Zealanders are growing more concerned about the way our fisheries are being managed. Far from having a “world leading” fisheries management system, nearly 70% of those surveyed in a new nationwide study...

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  Recreational sea fishing - $1 billion industry

  20 Apr 16 – The value of recreational fishing has been established at nearly $1 billion a year. ...