Why the government pulled new fishing rules out of the water
The decisions to delay the rollout of new regulation have found favour with the industry but copped flak from environmental groups.
Jason Walls Wed, 15 Nov 2017
The new Fisheries Minister says he was forced to hit the brakes on the rollout of new commercial fishing regulations due to the lack of industry consultation by the previous government.
Stuart Nash says although the government hasn’t got a specific timeline yet, the new rules will be applied “in
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