date:Aug 18, 2012
Representatives of the seafood industry were at the launch of the Action Plan in Wellington, along with the Minister of Labour, the Hon Kate Wilkinson and Associate Minister of Transport, the Hon Simon Bridges.
Doug Saunders-Loder, President of the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen said the industry welcomed the three year Plan.
Commercial fishing is by its very nature a dangerous occupation and while our industry has taken steps to reduce the risks, the Action Plan provides a fur