Aitutaki Fishing Venture, Cook Islands, Othenial Tangianau
Aitutaki Fishing Venture, Cook Islands, Othenial Tangianau
Aitutaki Fishing Venture, Cook Islands, Othenial Tangianau
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Background<br />
• The people of <strong>Aitutaki</strong> have been using gillnet to catch fish to feed<br />
their families for many years.<br />
• No legislation in place to regulate the gill netting especially on the<br />
sizes of the mesh and net.<br />
• The catches therefore includes both small and big sized fishes.<br />
• Observations found depletion of a number of fish species including<br />
sport fishing species like trevally and bone fish in the islands il lagoon.<br />
• The Island Government together with the Ministry of Marine<br />
Resources (MMR) concerned about this practice.<br />
• Both felt an alternative options should be looked into on <strong>Aitutaki</strong> to<br />
reduce catching undersize fishes and allowing these to grow for<br />
harvesting and other uses (sport fishing) in the future<br />
2012 Pacific Local Government Forum
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