Kiwi fishers turn crayfish waste into dolphin-safe rig bait
The need to keep dolphins safe has motivated a group of New Plymouth commercial fishermen to invent a new type of bait from waste products. Fishers Keith Mawson from Egmont Seafoods and Rob Ansley from Ocean Pearl Fisheries, have worked with Massey University scientist Jerome Chua to develop a sausage-like bait. The Fiordland Lobster Company supplied the “sea sausage” ingredient made from 100% crayfish waste. “The sausages are the solution to a tricky problem in the west coast North Island fishery,” says Mawson. Rob Ansley had been looking at how to continue to catch rig – an excellent fish in fish and chips. Traditionally fishers use trawling or set net to catch rig. But this form of fishing has had to move away from rig habitats to protect dolphins, including Maui dolphin. That meant the area’s whole commercial rig fishery was at risk. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:19
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