Media: Hoiho protection ‘pretty much puts us out of business’: fisherman
Port Chalmers Fishermen’s Co-operative Society president and Federation member Ant Smith spoke to the Otago Daily Times (ODT) yesterday on the impact the recent permanent set-net closure will have on local fishers, saying:
“As far as the high-risk area is concerned, we totally support it,” Mr Smith said.
“The only disagreement we have as local fishermen is they included some low-risk areas in that ban, which we don’t support.”
