Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 20, 2019 17:11:54 GMT 12
FISHING COMMUNITY REACTS TO MOTITI MARINE RESERVE
Apprehension is building in the Bay of Plenty fishing community about whether a number of popular offshore reefs will be permanently closed.
A long-running legal battle led by the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust and supported by Forest and Bird has reached the Court of Appeal, with a decision still pending on whether or not the Resource Management Act should be used to restrict access to a number of reefs surrounding Motiti Island including Ō karapu Reef, Otāiti (Astrolabe Reef), Schooner rocks, Brewers Shole, Plate Island and Tokoroa Shoals.
The dispute has received little publicity until now and many fishermen have only recently become aware of the possible reef closures – sparking anger and confusion as to what the long-term implications might be for New Zealand’s entire coastline......
www.newsie.co.nz/news/162620-fishing-community-reacts-to-motiti-marine-reserve.html
Apprehension is building in the Bay of Plenty fishing community about whether a number of popular offshore reefs will be permanently closed.
A long-running legal battle led by the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust and supported by Forest and Bird has reached the Court of Appeal, with a decision still pending on whether or not the Resource Management Act should be used to restrict access to a number of reefs surrounding Motiti Island including Ō karapu Reef, Otāiti (Astrolabe Reef), Schooner rocks, Brewers Shole, Plate Island and Tokoroa Shoals.
The dispute has received little publicity until now and many fishermen have only recently become aware of the possible reef closures – sparking anger and confusion as to what the long-term implications might be for New Zealand’s entire coastline......
www.newsie.co.nz/news/162620-fishing-community-reacts-to-motiti-marine-reserve.html