Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 17, 2019 16:52:17 GMT 12
MUSSEL SPAT: NINETY MILE IWI SAYS NO TO MECHANICAL HARVESTING TO BABY MUSSELS, MPI SEEKS COMPROMISE
Changes are afoot for the way baby mussels (spat) are collected from Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē (Ninety Mile Beach).
"If it wasn't harvested it would die so there's not any real sustainability concern there."
However, he wants the permits to specify that spat can only be collected when it has naturally washed ashore.
Haami Piripi, chair of Te Rarawa, says a return to hand-harvesting would be more in line with cultural tikanga.
"Our iwi and and all the iwi associated with the beach have an aversion to this form of mechanical harvesting."....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2019/08/mussel-spat-ninety-mile-iwi-says-no-to-mechanical-harvesting-to-baby-mussels-mpi-seeks-compromise.html
Changes are afoot for the way baby mussels (spat) are collected from Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē (Ninety Mile Beach).
"If it wasn't harvested it would die so there's not any real sustainability concern there."
However, he wants the permits to specify that spat can only be collected when it has naturally washed ashore.
Haami Piripi, chair of Te Rarawa, says a return to hand-harvesting would be more in line with cultural tikanga.
"Our iwi and and all the iwi associated with the beach have an aversion to this form of mechanical harvesting."....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2019/08/mussel-spat-ninety-mile-iwi-says-no-to-mechanical-harvesting-to-baby-mussels-mpi-seeks-compromise.html