On September 18 TV showed a fisheries protection program where officers checked cars and boats leaving the water, for undersized fish and over quota.
One boat had exceeded their quota by one hundred legal sized snapper, which were confiscated.
I totally agree with this conservation measure. However, before dumping the fish back into the sea, each fish was stabbed to mutilate the gut, spoiling it for consumption.
As this is occurring throughout New Zealand it appears to be a truly shocking waste.
Could they not have filleted and donated the fish to charities in the area? Sallies, soup kitchens, hospices etc.
There is a lot of talk these days about schools providing lunches for hungry kids.

Vern Pope, Tauranga.