$20,000 fine for NZ fishing offences

Blue cod. Credit: New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries

The penalties imposed on a commercial fisher this week for fishing offences send a clear message that it is unacceptable to abuse New Zealand’s quota management system, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.

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