New Zealand celebrates by-catch milestone

Jack mackerel

Fishers working in Aotearoa’s jack mackerel 7 fishery record a whole year of no accidental captures of protected species 

Fishing industry body Seafood New Zealand has hailed fishers working in Aotearoa’s jack mackerel 7 fishery (JMA7) for achieving a whole year of no accidental captures of protected species such as seabirds, dolphins and other marine mammals.

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