Update #16 – Rebuilding fisheries in the Hauraki Gulf

For New Zealand Fishing News magazine, issue October 2012

Momentum is building for the development of a marine spatial plan to apply across the Hauraki Gulf and eastern Coromandel. Rebuilding abundance, the size and numbers of fish, ought to be the foundation stone of any management plan. The NZ Sport Fishing Council is advocating for recreational fishing interests in this process, as amateur fishers could be affected more than any other group.