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logo 5/8/2024 5:34:49 AM     
Fish rage: Locals block wharf after fishermen filmed with 'thousands' of pink maomao in bins in Tairua 
By Alison Smith NZ Source: nzherald 6/25/2021

Tairua residents blocked access to their main wharf and turned out in numbers today after footage of alleged "wholesale slaughter" of an elusive and unprotected fish species was caught on camera.

Pink Maomao, also called Longfin Perch, is a species of sea bass not included in any recreational catch limits.
 

Recreational fishing lobby Legasea was holding urgent talks with Ministry for Primary Industries staff, seeking legislation to protect these and other reef species of high value to Asian markets.

Ngati Hei Kaumatua Joe Davis said it appeared to be a "shocking" abuse of a legislative loophole.

  
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