NZ trawling innovation going global

NZ trawling innovation going global
David Parker says government making progress on recommendations. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
Oceans and fisheries minister David Parker says a New Zealand trawling innovation that enables most undersized fish to escape unharmed is going global with the help of government funding.“Compared to traditional fishing methods, this system enables more of the juvenile and non-targeted fish to survive and be released prior to being landed,” he told the Seafood NZ conference in Nelson.The three-year, $9.48 million programme is a partnership between government, through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food...

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