Tag Archives: Cyril Lawless
Retired fisherman shocked to hear online troll used his photograph
Cyril Lawless got quite the surprise this week when he discovered his photograph was used on a fake social media profile used to troll female politicians. The 62-year-old retired fisherman who lives in Riverton, Southland was used as the face behind the fake Hamish Eggstein account, created by Young Nat Jessee MacKenzie. MacKenzie admitted on Thursday he was the person responsible for misogynistic trolling of at least three female politicians via two fake social media accounts under the names of Eggstein and Emiliano Donnrumma. >click to read< 19:42
Feeding the data gluttons
I see the Ministry for Primary Industries is claiming it needs GPS tracking and cameras on commercial fishing boats to better monitor the fisheries and make better and more timely decisions. I say this is rubbish as we already give them tow by tow GPS coordinates and catch estimates in the trawl fishery and they do not use this information now. As for timely management decisions, well that’s a joke. Our elephant quota has been out of balance with catches for over 20 years. I spend more time avoiding fish than I do catching it. click here to read the letter 14:30
Letter: Government fishing vessel monitoring plans are demanding rubbish
I see Nathan Guy is claiming the new electronic system for monitoring fishing vessels is the biggest change since the introduction of the commercial fishing quota system. I believe he has no knowledge of the history of his portfolio. Instead of writing paper reports we will do them electronically. Whoopee. Someone needs to tell him that this is being done in some form or another on most boats, along with AIS tracking on most company boats, although MPI probably doesn’t have access to a lot of it. It is only the smaller boats, that have the least impact, that don’t – as most can’t afford it. We already work under the most onerous system in New Zealand and probably the world. The extra detail being included is ridiculous and in some cases unworkable on a small boat. click here to read the letter 15:39
