A Few Thought Provoking Comments

                                Concession Crayfish

[ Concession is a privilege granted to a sector or body that in turn disadvantages the majority]

How has a $240 million commercial crayfishing industry been allowed to influence the Ministry of Primary Industries [MPI] to their advantage for such a long period of time.

Concession crays are taken from CRA 3, CRA7 and CRA8.

Recreational are not permitted to harvest the same size fish.

After all this is a public resource, not a commercial resource.

At the moment crays from CRA3 and CRA8 are not allowed to be sold in New Zealand, only crays from CRA7 with strict packaging regulations.

If proposed changes to regulations allowing unrestricted sales of concession crayfish in New Zealand go ahead, there will be concession crayfish available at every corner dairy within five years.

I have plenty more to say but in the interest of political correctness, I will  refrain but if you wish to contact me, please feel free to do so. My contact

details are inside the front cover.

Recreational fishers need to understand where the future is heading.

Keep an eye on the NZRFC website for details.

George Zander