Deepwater fisheries research has netted $5 million more funding for a decade-long research programme.Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said the research was into deepwater fishstocks such as orange roughy, hoki and squid, the environment they live in and th
Deepwater fisheries research has netted $5 million more funding for a decade-long research programme.
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley said the research was into deepwater fishstocks such as orange roughy, hoki and squid, the environment they live in and the impacts of fishing activity.
The new money lifted spend on the programme to $17 million a year.
Mr Heatley said the funding was the largest increase in fisheries' science spending since 2002 and would largely be funded through levies to the industry.
"The information from this research programme will flow through to support robust, future-focused fisheries management decisions," he said.
"It's important we manage these fisheries to make sure current catch limits are sustainable and there will be fish around to catch for generations to come."
The increased research funding would go towards fishstock assessment, environmental research and boosting observer coverage.
