A commercial fisherman is aiming to clear up some misconceptions around the industry in the wake of the Government’s controversial Fisheries Amendment policy. 

The Government yesterday U-turned on one clause, which would’ve eased the minimum fish size limits for commercial companies.  

Doug Saunders-Loder, the President of the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen, told Kerre Woodham they’re unfortunately in a situation in which they’ve been poor at educating the public over the years on how the industry works. 

He says it does them no good at all to be operating in a space where they’re destroying the livelihood they create. 

Saunders-Loder told Woodham they have people catching fish in whatever way they can, all at a level that is nothing more than responsible and working under a fisheries management system that is world-leading.  

LISTEN ABOVE