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Recreational fishers should have a proportional share of the catch

To say the new Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, inherited some fisheries management problems is an understatement. The Ministry for Primary Industries and its predecessors have failed to grapple with the misreporting of commercial catch, discarding of unwanted bycatch and the high grading of targeted catch. Read more

Dr Randall Bess
New Zealand Herald
18 January, 2018
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The Future Catch report launch

On Monday 4 December we launched our third report on how we can improve the recreational fishing experience. The panel discussion included Dr Randall Bess (author of the report), Hon. Read more

Dr Randall Bess
The New Zealand Initiative
12 January, 2018
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Bite may have to be put on fishers

Recreational fishing in New Zealand’s marine waters is one of the few remaining free-of-charge public goods available to everyone. However, managing fisheries is not costless. Read more

Dr Randall Bess
New Zealand Herald
4 January, 2018
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National's pretty kettle of fish

Some opposition MPs take to their new roles swimmingly. It is hard to imagine that these politicians ever did anything else but criticise others for not solving problems. Which would be fine if those very problems had not been presided over by their own party for nine years. Read more

Dr Randall Bess
Insights Newsletter
8 December, 2017
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Randall Bess about the future of recreational fisheries

In his new report 'The Future Catch', Dr Randall Bess is calling for a peak body to be set up to influence policy around recreational fishing to ensure future generations will be able to fish. Duncan Garner interviews Dr Randall Bess on The AM Show about his recommendations. Read more

Dr Randall Bess
The AM Show
5 December, 2017

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