Whanganui eel expert Ben Potaka points the way. At rear are Doug Jones (obscured) and Dion Tuuta. Photo/Bevan Conley
Whanganui eel expert Ben Potaka points the way. At rear are Doug Jones (obscured) and Dion Tuuta. Photo/Bevan Conley
About 150 people converged on the Whanganui War Memorial Centre this week to talk about the health of eel populations in New Zealand rivers.
The second National Tuna Conference was hosted in Whanganui and organised by the Te Wai Maori Trust, the freshwater part of Te Ohu Kaimoana (The MaoriFisheries Trust). Conference catering was done by Mint Cafe and Bar.
Ecologists, politicians, scientists, iwi and commercial eel fishers were among those who attended. Te Wai Maori Trust chairman Ken Mair said it was good to have that cross-section of people all focused on the same topic.
On day two of the conference, Tuesday, Te Ohu Kaimoana chief executive Dion Tuuta and Environmental Protection Authority Maori general manager Doug Jones led a discussion aimed at forming a National Tuna Advisory Group.
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