Recreational fishers could have their daily snapper catch slashed from nine to just three fish in Auckland and the upper North Island.
The drastic proposal is part of plans to save the snapper population which has collapsed alarmingly in the waters around Auckland, the Bay of Plenty and Northland.
It has fanned widespread anger among thousands of recreational fishers, who are outraged there is little change to commercial quotas.
Full article.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/proposed-cut-snapper-limit-angers-fishers-5520562
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