Fishing boat seized after crew caught set netting in prohibited area

Fishing boat seized after crew caught set netting in prohibited area

By Hamish McNeilly

Source: stuff

11/10/2021

A fishing boat has been seized by authorities after its crew was caught set netting in a prohibited area multiple times.

The forfeiture notice for the Naturaliste II and associated fishing equipment appeared in the Otago Daily Times on Wednesday, after it was forfeited on August 4.

Ministry for Primary Industries fisheries compliance manager Garreth Jay said the vessel, owned by Dunedin-based Anderson Fishing Company Ltd, was caught set netting within a prohibited area off the Otago coast on eight separate occasions.

Set netting involves using a net that is anchored to the sea floor with weights.

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