by Carl Walrond
Fishing in New Zealand had small-scale beginnings. But nets and lines cast from handmade boats were replaced by large, mechanised ships, and fishing became an important export industry. The industry must strike a balance between commercial success and ecological interests – there are not always plenty of fish in the sea.
Main image: Hauling in snapper, Hauraki Gulf, about 1940
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