Government Backdown on Removing Commercial Fishing Size Limits

Who saved the snapper size limit?

NZ First and National are both claiming credit for killing the most toxic clause in Shane Jones’ Fisheries Amendment Bill, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Whose backdown is it anyway? The government on Tuesday backed down on one of the most controversial elements of the Fisheries Amendment Bill – removing minimum size limits for commercial fishers – and d…

Government backdown on removing commercial fishing size limits

Fisheries Backdown Shows Process Working

“Recreational fishers deserve real credit for their advocacy here. They raised real concerns with me about these changes. I took these concerns to my caucus colleagues who put them to our coalition partners. Now we see a shift in direction."