What follows is a government press release from earlier today. The 'tailgunner' Carter is again sticking his nose in.

 

 

Full Protection For Great White Sharks

Press Release by New Zealand Government at 11:11 am, 30 Nov 2006

White pointer sharks will now be fully protected within the 200 nautical
miles of New Zealand and from fishing by New Zealand-flagged boats,
further a field, in a change in legislation announced by the Ministers
of Conservation and Fisheries today.

The species, also known as the great white shark, will be protected
under The Wildlife Act meaning it will be illegal to hunt, kill or harm
a white pointer shark within New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ
- 200 nautical mile limit around NZ). It will also be illegal in New
Zealand to possess or trade in any part of a white pointer shark.

New Zealand is a signatory to the Convention on the Conservation of
Migratory Species of Wild Animals and has an obligation to prohibit the
taking of white pointer sharks.

Conservation Minister Chris Carter said despite the white pointer's
reputation as an apex predator, it was vulnerable to fishing and
becoming rarer throughout the world.

"These majestic animals occur naturally in low numbers and, without
protection, could be pushed to the brink of extinction. The Wildlife Act
provides a strong deterrent against targeting great whites with a
$250,000 fine and up to six months imprisonment as a maximum penalty."

The species will be further protected on the high seas (outside the EEZ)
under the Fisheries Act where New Zealand-flagged boats will be
prohibited from taking white pointer sharks while fishing outside the
EEZ.

However, provisions will be created to permit the continued use of shark
nets to protect swimmers around beaches in Dunedin, and fishers
accidentally catching and killing white pointers will not be prosecuted
provided they register the death with authorities.

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the white pointer shark was not
known to be targeted by commercial fishing but was occasionally taken,
unintentionally, as by-catch.

Mr Anderton also said they were sometimes targeted by recreational
fishers and there was some demand for jaws and teeth as fishing
trophies. Others were unintentionally caught in set nets.

"No one wants to see an animal hunted to extinction for the sake of a
jaw or a few teeth or to be placed under pressure by accidental catch.
Under these new regulations no fisher will be able to profit from taking
a white pointer, and any fisher inadvertently catching one will have to
return it to the sea, intact, and alive, if possible," Mr Anderton said.

The protection comes into effect in April 2007.

 

Cheers

odin
  

 

there are 2 currently around the toots area xmas is not far away for the bathers oh goody.

I totally agree, and agree with ensuring these fish arent hunted out of existence, but I think there is reason to be cynical as really people generally dont target great whites, the only commercial value for a dead great white is jaws and teeth, according to the release, and I doubt that will see them hunted to extinction... however for species where there is commercial value I think the taxpayer money should be spent looking after and researching those stocks, rather than some token gesture to protect great whites, dont get me wrong, I am a conservationist and think we should look after everything in the sea, my beef is with misallocation of funds and time thats all....

Just the 'tailgunner' doing another Whitianga.

Cheers

odin

 

last thing I want to too is tangle with a white in my boat

 

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Cheers Wefaknis

Just remember if you do want to make your mark before April that the limit is 20 per angler per day.

However, in my defence, I have been very sporting about it, and always only using a 4lb tippet on my 4wgt fly rod, and I tease them up and bait them with a size 16 Royal Wulfe.... although, just quietly, a Red Tip Governer is juat as good....

 

Tui Tui Tui.

 

Cheers, Stu.

 dose not say you cant Tand R them and hey if you do get one and it dies well boo hoo these things happen it was said a couple back they cant read and we dont go out of our way like they do in Aussie and South Africa to get em,

bowel tourist is looking for support there is an election coming and this closet commando is feeling for the tree hugger amoungst us to come on board and go ohhhhhh are,

have been fishing for over 40 years never seen 1 never want to and i certainly wont vote for a homo pathing the hemorid highway

 

Jim

 

wish one would bite Helen or Carter....... but then i guess they wouldnt go that deep......

"and any fisher inadvertently catching one will have to
return it to the sea, intact, and alive, if possible," Mr Anderton said."

theres your loop hole folk's, if you draged the shark backwards for 5 minutes it would drown it, now who's to say it dident come up dead anyway? and what's one to do with it dead? register it and take it home aye :)

 

 

 

odin wrote: Hi Guys What follows is a government press release from earlier today. The 'tailgunner' Carter is again sticking his nose in.     Full Protection For Great White Sharks Press Release by New Zealand Government at 11:11 am, 30 Nov 2006 White pointer sharks will now be fully protected within the 200 nautical miles of New Zealand and from fishing by New Zealand-flagged boats, further a field, in a change in legislation announced by the Ministers of Conservation and Fisheries today. The species, also known as the great white shark, will be protected under The Wildlife Act meaning it will be illegal to hunt, kill or harm a white pointer shark within New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ - 200 nautical mile limit around NZ). It will also be illegal in New Zealand to possess or trade in any part of a white pointer shark. New Zealand is a signatory to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and has an obligation to prohibit the taking of white pointer sharks. Conservation Minister Chris Carter said despite the white pointer's reputation as an apex predator, it was vulnerable to fishing and becoming rarer throughout the world. "These majestic animals occur naturally in low numbers and, without protection, could be pushed to the brink of extinction. The Wildlife Act provides a strong deterrent against targeting great whites with a $250,000 fine and up to six months imprisonment as a maximum penalty." The species will be further protected on the high seas (outside the EEZ) under the Fisheries Act where New Zealand-flagged boats will be prohibited from taking white pointer sharks while fishing outside the EEZ. However, provisions will be created to permit the continued use of shark nets to protect swimmers around beaches in Dunedin, and fishers accidentally catching and killing white pointers will not be prosecuted provided they register the death with authorities. Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the white pointer shark was not known to be targeted by commercial fishing but was occasionally taken, unintentionally, as by-catch. Mr Anderton also said they were sometimes targeted by recreational fishers and there was some demand for jaws and teeth as fishing trophies. Others were unintentionally caught in set nets. "No one wants to see an animal hunted to extinction for the sake of a jaw or a few teeth or to be placed under pressure by accidental catch. Under these new regulations no fisher will be able to profit from taking a white pointer, and any fisher inadvertently catching one will have to return it to the sea, intact, and alive, if possible," Mr Anderton said. The protection comes into effect in April 2007.   Cheers odin

 

good point Jim, however I can categorically say I did not vote them in, so I feel I have every right to criticise....

An ocean without sharks is an unhealthy ocean

An ocean without thinking fishermen is also an unhealthy ocean

A country full of fishermen bullied by pen pushing I know better than you do toss pots is an unhealthy country

 

Tui Tui Tui.

 

Cheers, Stu.

 

 

 

Jeez mate.......

 

You're gonna have to come and have a lash with me at some stage.

I'm struggling on the mako's [on fly]....... have to teach me the finer art of doing it!

 

A few years back some bozo out here (Aussie) weighed a juvenile 'mako' .....well so he thought. Couldn't understand the fact that the weighmaster refused to weigh his fish.

Took a fair ribbing he did once his mistake was pointed out though.

 

 

 

 

I'm not a big fan of it but do agree it's good for the fish.....they're a beast of a fish that is designed to hunt & kill, gotta appreciate that as we're hunters ourselves.

 

I'll be going out to target them as much as possible before 04/2007 and will still have a "little" bait out for them afterwards. I'll claim it as a by-catch, take a quick snap in the shallows and release it. Makos are still legal (thank God!) Bronzes etc so there are still Sharks to target, harder from land but boo-hoo for me and other LBSF. lol

 

Up to $250,000 fine and 6 months in prison if you get caught killing or hunting them.  Had to be done, USA, Aussie now us. Pity it isn't the Jappas who have to stop catching thousands of whales before 04/2007....oh well, one day I'm sure, I hope.

 

If you do catch one as a "by catch" it's all good and you'll not get charged as long as you do everything in your power to release the fish safely. If you do catch one and release, harm or kill it you have to notify local authorities about it.

 

 

 

down the chatam islands they will be pissed cause they hunt  them offen

when i was down there we use to hand feed puka head's to them when they poked there heads outa the water to look up at us on the boat.

what's not good is they way they bite any thing metal in the water and it's not good when they mouth the boat hull aye. not good fighters but they sure do drag it out a bit long. like a bloody big brown trout they are dull fighters that take ages to land.

 

Theres the reserve off white island ( sorry, dont know the name ),  a MASSIVE reserve off the back of great barrier...  total reserve for the poor knights....

 

just wait.... next will be the mokes..... cape brett...  etc etc.....  they want 10%...... you do the maths

 

Jim

 

The poor knights is a great example of the benefits of commercial exclusion...  even when it was permissable for rec fishers to fish there ( with restrictions ) it was still rated one of the top dive sites in the world...

 

Jim