Thread: Whitebait anyone heard thru the grapevine

We are not great at policing the waters around NZ at all. The RNZAF with Fishery observers on some flights appear to be powerless in apprehending foreign vessels inside both our 12 mile limit and no fishing areas? It is known in the past that foreign vessels sneak in under darkness close to our shores to plunder our fishery stock. The Navy cannot catch up with these fishing vessels at all. Successive Govts appear not wishing to uphold nor enforce our economic zones around NZ and with only 6 P3 Orion maritime aircraft to cover the huge oceans around NZ, we haven't much of a chance really. The current Govt has purchased 4 new Maritime aircraft, yet to be delivered to replace the aging Orion fleet. We have little chance of protecting our off shore waters for the future. The salmon and whitebait fisherman will pay the price of what's not coming back up our rivers? Food for thought......