MPI agree to meet Southland fishermen over monitoring regulationsJohn Hawkins/Stuff Fishing boats at Bluff fishermans wharf. Ministry for Primary Industries staff have agreed to front up to Southland fishermen who have questions about new monitoring and reporting regulations. It would be a chance for fishermen who were directly affected by regulations to hear from ministry staff, he said. No other country had implemented such intensive monitoring across an entire fishing industry, Lawson said. In addition, MPI met on request with fishing industry representatives from various industry bodies.

Source: Stuff August 02, 2017 04:58 UTC