New Zealand increases hoki TAAC following successful stock conservation management

Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 19:53 UTC

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The Deepwater Group says the increase in the total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for hoki shows the benefits of a long term commitment to build biomass in this major New Zealand fishery. An increase in the hoki catch, from 150,000 to 160,000 tons, was announced on at the Seafood Industry Conference in Wellington by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy. Read full article

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I bet that's reassuring to all the chinese and Korean boats illegally poaching in NZ's waters.
Shame they give the quotas to the Maori's who then sell the quotas so they can squander the $$ on booze.
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