New Zealand: New surface longline restrictions in place

2007-01-29T10:10:00

Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton announced on 26 January that he is placing restrictions on the use of surface longlines in order to address threats to albatross and other seabirds (see World Fishing News 7 December 2006).

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