Quota for charter fleet?
Charter boat operators should be made to own quota and report their catch as the commercial fleet currently does, according to the commercial industry operators.
"They are commercial operators and as we are required to report catch against quota they should also be required to own quota," said Seafood Industry Council (Seafic) chief executive Owen Symmans.
The debate has flared from a discussion paper released by Fisheries Minister, Jim Anderton. The paper highlighted the issue of charter fishing boats reporting catch.
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