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ISSUE 56 - 19/09/08
Welcome to Issue 56 of Current Lines
Please do not press 'reply to sender' to respond to this newsletter - please email nzbgfc@bordernet.co.nz - thank you
Just announced our election 2008 will be Saturday November 8th. The big question is, who will be the next Minister of Fisheries? Or should it be "Will the new Minister of Fisheries be any different from the rest, and ignore the recreational sector."
Bluewater Marine Research - Satellite Tagging Bluefin Tuna. (Abridged) The fishing crew; Mark Hemingway, Knobby (Vance Fulton) from Mount Manganui, Clyde Fraser, Dave from Waihau Bay, Pete Saul, Tim Sippel - Bluewater Marine Research and George (Stanford Uni) on the good ship Cova Rose. We found some fish on the sounder well away from the hoki boats and we started chumming at about 3:30am. We had a take, Mark was on the rod, took about an hour and it was about 230 kg (tag programmed to release in 10 months). Next up was Knobby, at 4.55am hooked up and took about 1.5 hrs to get it to the boat and tag it, much bigger estimated at 320 kg (12 month tag). We got the call from a hoki boat working nearby advising that they had tuna with them. We timed it right and got there just as they were lifting the net, a rigged bait was thrown in, it took a total of 23s from when the bait went in before Clyde was hooked up. It took 1.5 hrs to get it to the boat it was a huge fish we estimated at about 400kg but could not get it controlled to sat tag (at $4000 a pop you don't just jab it in) the trace pulled through the dacron sleeve and we lost the fish. Next up was Dave's turn and it didn't take long to hook up. Took him about 1.5 hrs to get a tag in. Est weight 280 kg. Next up George, he had done the Sat tagging of these tuna for 3 years but not caught one himself. Problem soon sorted and another fish dispatched. Next up was Tim. He got his fish up to the boat in about 5-10 minutes with the windon about 5m away, the fish was down deep and it was hard to tell its size. It just slowly went down and Tim worked really hard for 1.75 hrs and got it reasonably close to the boat again but the line broke. Next up was Clyde again and he hooked up really quick and got this fish to the boat in about 35 minutes a smaller fish about 200 kg which was tagged easily. The last four fish were caught by chumming them right up to the boat - unbelievable to have these fish swimming around the boat some were huge, two of the fish took baits with the double in the hand of the deckie. Norm the deckie hooking one on the handline was exciting. It took Norm, Bryce and Chinner 13 minutes from hookup to tagging to get this tuna about 280 kg. After dark we found another patch of fish and Mark was soon hooked up and got his fish to the boat in 35 minutes which was duly tagged about 220 kg, Next up Knobby and it only took a few minutes to be hooked up again. Got the fish to the boat in 30 minutes and it was another very large fish which gave them all sorts of grief at the boat - they had it right at the boat but Pete couldn't see the fish well enough to get the tag in the right place because of the shadow and again it slowly got its head down and they had to let it go but about 10 minutes later the double/windon connection broke, Pete estimated this fish at about 350 kg. Total stats were 10 hook-ups, 7 fish tagged with satellite tags and 2 others (the biggest) which could have been easily conventionally tagged or gaffed, at least two of these fish were bigger than the existing All Tackle record. Thanks to Pete Saul and John Holdsworth of Bluewater Marine Research for the wonderful opportunity.
From the Believe it or not file…., this is right out there with aliens and good governance. Whilst walking her newborn baby and dog on Omaha Beach last month, Janine King saw a large fish splashing around in the shallows. Being a true Kiwi chick she took the dog's lead, waded into the tide and lassoed the fish by the tail and dragged it ashore. The fish a broadbill, now resides in the freezer on ice waiting to be dealt to!
Public Meeting - Skipjack Purse Seining in the Bay of Plenty A public meeting was held Tuesday 16th at the Whakatane Sportfishing Club to discuss the spatial conflict with purse-seiners working the schools of skipjack in the Bay of Plenty. The meeting was initiated by Whakatane Charter Association charter operators Mick Goodin and Rick Pollock to explore concerns that the Purse seiners had cleared the Bay last season and destroyed what was shaping as the best season for some years. Speakers included industry representatives from Sanfords and Talleys along with several smaller companies, Graham McGregor, Manager of Highly Migratory Species from the Ministry of Fisheries and Club delegates from Waihau Bay to Mercury Bay. Unfortunately the Mayor of Whakatane failed to show to chair the meeting and his position was taken by NZBGFC President, Richard Baker. The industry representatives were not forthcoming on their views of the fishery however agreed to participate in a smaller working group to discuss a voluntary accord. It was accepted that the issue was a spatial, rather than sustainability matter, with highly variable catch rates from season to season dependant on weather conditions and ocean currents.
Pacific Bluefin Line Class World Records - NZBGFC and its IGFA Representatives are seeking approval from the IGFA to start recording line class records for our Pacific Bluefin Tuna fishery that has burst onto the world stage over recent years. At present we can only apply for all tackle records, whereas the NZBGFC has sought confirmation of the recording of all line classes for men’s and women’s records for future inclusion. Support has already been gained from Western Australian based IGFA Trustee Neil Patrick. The next IGFA Trustees meeting is in October.
Fisheries Act - Section13 Amendment. Fishing folk and fish food lovers are saying enough is enough; the amendment to section 13 of the Fisheries Act is both offensive and dangerous. The call has gone out through the networks to ask those who wish to represent us in the next parliament, if they are going to protect our fisheries by insisting that sustainability remains a cornerstone of management. Candidates are also to be asked if they are going to respect and uphold justice Harrisons decision that it is every person’s right to go to the sea and catch fish and that the minister of fisheries is required to consider the well being of the people before commercial interests .
One more time, as the Courts close in on the fact that the ministry of fisheries have not been doing their job of implementing the law, they simply seek to change the game. How much longer do New Zealanders have to put up with this underhand industry captured behaviour? Our taxes are paying people to work against our interests and the ministry is badly in need of an overhaul.
Thank You - Guardians of the Sea Charitable Trust A big thank you goes out from the NZBGFC to the Guardians of the Sea Charitable Trust for the grant of $15,000 that has been made to the NZBGFC to assist meeting the costs of the work being done representing, not only its members interests, but also those of the public, in its endeavours to promote better fisheries management and more timely rebuilds of our inshore fisheries.
Editor
NZBGFC
ISSUE 56 - 19/09/08
Welcome to Issue 56 of Current Lines
Please do not press 'reply to sender' to respond to this newsletter - please email nzbgfc@bordernet.co.nz - thank you
Just announced our election 2008 will be Saturday November 8th. The big question is, who will be the next Minister of Fisheries? Or should it be "Will the new Minister of Fisheries be any different from the rest, and ignore the recreational sector."
Bluewater Marine Research - Satellite Tagging Bluefin Tuna. (Abridged) The fishing crew; Mark Hemingway, Knobby (Vance Fulton) from Mount Manganui, Clyde Fraser, Dave from Waihau Bay, Pete Saul, Tim Sippel - Bluewater Marine Research and George (Stanford Uni) on the good ship Cova Rose. We found some fish on the sounder well away from the hoki boats and we started chumming at about 3:30am. We had a take, Mark was on the rod, took about an hour and it was about 230 kg (tag programmed to release in 10 months). Next up was Knobby, at 4.55am hooked up and took about 1.5 hrs to get it to the boat and tag it, much bigger estimated at 320 kg (12 month tag). We got the call from a hoki boat working nearby advising that they had tuna with them. We timed it right and got there just as they were lifting the net, a rigged bait was thrown in, it took a total of 23s from when the bait went in before Clyde was hooked up. It took 1.5 hrs to get it to the boat it was a huge fish we estimated at about 400kg but could not get it controlled to sat tag (at $4000 a pop you don't just jab it in) the trace pulled through the dacron sleeve and we lost the fish. Next up was Dave's turn and it didn't take long to hook up. Took him about 1.5 hrs to get a tag in. Est weight 280 kg. Next up George, he had done the Sat tagging of these tuna for 3 years but not caught one himself. Problem soon sorted and another fish dispatched. Next up was Tim. He got his fish up to the boat in about 5-10 minutes with the windon about 5m away, the fish was down deep and it was hard to tell its size. It just slowly went down and Tim worked really hard for 1.75 hrs and got it reasonably close to the boat again but the line broke. Next up was Clyde again and he hooked up really quick and got this fish to the boat in about 35 minutes a smaller fish about 200 kg which was tagged easily. The last four fish were caught by chumming them right up to the boat - unbelievable to have these fish swimming around the boat some were huge, two of the fish took baits with the double in the hand of the deckie. Norm the deckie hooking one on the handline was exciting. It took Norm, Bryce and Chinner 13 minutes from hookup to tagging to get this tuna about 280 kg. After dark we found another patch of fish and Mark was soon hooked up and got his fish to the boat in 35 minutes which was duly tagged about 220 kg, Next up Knobby and it only took a few minutes to be hooked up again. Got the fish to the boat in 30 minutes and it was another very large fish which gave them all sorts of grief at the boat - they had it right at the boat but Pete couldn't see the fish well enough to get the tag in the right place because of the shadow and again it slowly got its head down and they had to let it go but about 10 minutes later the double/windon connection broke, Pete estimated this fish at about 350 kg. Total stats were 10 hook-ups, 7 fish tagged with satellite tags and 2 others (the biggest) which could have been easily conventionally tagged or gaffed, at least two of these fish were bigger than the existing All Tackle record. Thanks to Pete Saul and John Holdsworth of Bluewater Marine Research for the wonderful opportunity.
From the Believe it or not file…., this is right out there with aliens and good governance. Whilst walking her newborn baby and dog on Omaha Beach last month, Janine King saw a large fish splashing around in the shallows. Being a true Kiwi chick she took the dog's lead, waded into the tide and lassoed the fish by the tail and dragged it ashore. The fish a broadbill, now resides in the freezer on ice waiting to be dealt to!
Public Meeting - Skipjack Purse Seining in the Bay of Plenty A public meeting was held Tuesday 16th at the Whakatane Sportfishing Club to discuss the spatial conflict with purse-seiners working the schools of skipjack in the Bay of Plenty. The meeting was initiated by Whakatane Charter Association charter operators Mick Goodin and Rick Pollock to explore concerns that the Purse seiners had cleared the Bay last season and destroyed what was shaping as the best season for some years. Speakers included industry representatives from Sanfords and Talleys along with several smaller companies, Graham McGregor, Manager of Highly Migratory Species from the Ministry of Fisheries and Club delegates from Waihau Bay to Mercury Bay. Unfortunately the Mayor of Whakatane failed to show to chair the meeting and his position was taken by NZBGFC President, Richard Baker. The industry representatives were not forthcoming on their views of the fishery however agreed to participate in a smaller working group to discuss a voluntary accord. It was accepted that the issue was a spatial, rather than sustainability matter, with highly variable catch rates from season to season dependant on weather conditions and ocean currents.
Pacific Bluefin Line Class World Records - NZBGFC and its IGFA Representatives are seeking approval from the IGFA to start recording line class records for our Pacific Bluefin Tuna fishery that has burst onto the world stage over recent years. At present we can only apply for all tackle records, whereas the NZBGFC has sought confirmation of the recording of all line classes for men’s and women’s records for future inclusion. Support has already been gained from Western Australian based IGFA Trustee Neil Patrick. The next IGFA Trustees meeting is in October.
Fisheries Act - Section13 Amendment. Fishing folk and fish food lovers are saying enough is enough; the amendment to section 13 of the Fisheries Act is both offensive and dangerous. The call has gone out through the networks to ask those who wish to represent us in the next parliament, if they are going to protect our fisheries by insisting that sustainability remains a cornerstone of management. Candidates are also to be asked if they are going to respect and uphold justice Harrisons decision that it is every person’s right to go to the sea and catch fish and that the minister of fisheries is required to consider the well being of the people before commercial interests .
One more time, as the Courts close in on the fact that the ministry of fisheries have not been doing their job of implementing the law, they simply seek to change the game. How much longer do New Zealanders have to put up with this underhand industry captured behaviour? Our taxes are paying people to work against our interests and the ministry is badly in need of an overhaul.
Thank You - Guardians of the Sea Charitable Trust A big thank you goes out from the NZBGFC to the Guardians of the Sea Charitable Trust for the grant of $15,000 that has been made to the NZBGFC to assist meeting the costs of the work being done representing, not only its members interests, but also those of the public, in its endeavours to promote better fisheries management and more timely rebuilds of our inshore fisheries.
Editor
NZBGFC
