Hook, line and stinker? Fishing company loses boat twice in two years

Hook, line and stinker? Fishing company loses boat twice in two years
Tuna Fishing Company has had its boat forfeited to the Crown twice within two years. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
A tuna fishing company has had its boat forfeited to the crown twice in two years for fisheries offences.Environmental groups like Forest & Bird have slammed the forfeiture regime as ineffective and misleading, as fishers invariably get their boats back by paying a redemption fee.As BusinessDesk revealed last year, between 2016 and 2021, every forfeited fishing vessel was eventually returned to its owner.At the time of the initial reporting, prosecutions brought by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in the previous five years had res...

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