Update #30 – Turning the spotlight on snapper, crayfish and tuna

For New Zealand Fishing News magazine, issue January 2014

One of Nathan Guy’s aspirations for the future management of Snapper 1 was to establish an action group by year’s end, to develop a management plan by October 2015. Nominations for the SNA1 Strategy Group have been sought, two from each sector, commercial, customary and recreational. But there is a fish hook. The Ministry is insisting on selecting the two recreational representatives!