‘Less fish to catch’
Maori efforts to get involved in the fishing industry have backfired, a fishing industry witness says. The efforts had stopped the allocation of quotas to some species, such as crayfish, and this had allowed people to “come in and bleed the resource dry,” said a commercial fisherman from Wairarapa, Mr Ralph Brown. This meant that even if Maoris did get fishing rights allocated to them, there were fewer fish to catch, he said. The fishery would not support a large
number of people returning to it, and although he would like to see more Maoris being able to make a living from the sea, this was not immediately possible. Maoris should have the opportunity of returning to the fishing industry gradually, but in the meantime they should examine options such as marine farming. Tribes could be involved in setting up marine farming projects which would provide employment opportunities.
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Press, 3 June 1989, Page 5
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