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Recreational fishers are being encouraged to stick to the rules when they are out on the boat or at their favourite fishing or diving spot.
Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) national manager for fish compliance, Niamh Murphy, says one tool that can ensure fishing and diving enthusiasts are following the catch limit rules is the NZ Fishing Rules app, which is available to download for free on both IOS and Android.
Ms Murphy says the app provides detailed rules and regulations, including catch limits and minimum sizes, for kaimoana on a region-by-region basis. “It’s possible the rules you relied on last year may have changed, so our advice is to download the app and check the rules, or catch a fine,” she says.
“Over the peak holiday season, between December 23 last year and January 9 this year, more than 6000 people downloaded the app, which was highly encouraging.”
Despite the holiday season being a busy time for recreational fishing, inspections carried out by our fishery officers and honorary fishery officers throughout the country showed good levels of compliance from the public.
MPI encourages the reporting of suspected poaching and fisheries breaches by calling 0800 4 POACHER or emailing ncc@mpi.govt.nz.
