Fish research criticised
Wellington reporter
The withdrawal of the Government Fisheries research vessel W. J. Scott has been strongly criticised by the Seamen’s Union.
“At a time when New Zealand fishermen, employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, are being made redundant by the withdrawal of this vessel, we see major fisheries research now being con-
ducted in this country by Russian vessels,” said the union’s president, Mr Dave Morgan. The Government had ignored the case made by the union and the Public Service Association for the retention of the W. J. Scott. He asked what principles motivated a Government Department headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Maclntyre, which sacked New Zealanders and
chartered foreign flag tonnage to undertake the same work. The transfer of scientists to the survey vessel James Cook had caused concern for safety of life at sea because the complement then exceeded the life-sav-ing appliance limits aboard the James Cook, Mr Morgan said. It was this which had brought the matter to the notice of the Seamen’s Union.
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