The inspections also gathered important catch information which will be used to help inform decision making around fisheries stock assessments, which are done to ensure that fisheries are being sustainably managed. During the course of the patrol a number of offences were detected including serious breaches by a Fijian flagged longline vessel. The Fijian authorities responded swiftly by imposing severe sanctions on the vessel.
Working to protect Pacific fisheries
Four Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) compliance officers have recently completed a deployment in the Pacific with the Royal New Zealand Navy aboard ‘HMNZS Wellington’.
