Permanent protection for hoiho around Otago Peninsula with fishing limits
Protections for yellow-eyed penguins around Otago Peninsula will be made permanent, including a limit on accidental captures by fishing vessels.
Protections for hoiho (yellow-eyed penguins) around the Otago Peninsula are to be made permanent. The measures include setting an accidental capture limit of four northern hoiho per year. The decision has sparked concern among some fishermen who say the restrictions significantly impact their operations.
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Protection for hoiho around Otago Peninsula to be made permanent
The ban included setting an accidental capture limit of four northern hoiho per year.
Otago Daily Times
Protection for hoiho around Otago Peninsula to be made permanent
Otago Daily Times