It may not be the busiest time for catching fish on the water in this mid-winter cold snap, but there’s lots going on with our fisheries.

Public consultation on the draft Industry Transformation Plan closed on Sunday. Thanks to all of you that took the time to make a submission. 2800 submissions were made using the LegaSea website. With a loud public voice against it, surely the Minister will think twice about committing millions of dollars to build new industrial fishing boats.