Re: Snapper catch in New Zealand
From: Qiwi (marym_at_pl.net)
Date: 09/25/04
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Date: 25 Sep 2004 16:50:06 -0700
Jacques Guy <jguy@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message news:<41565AD4.1305@alphalink.com.au>...
> Since you all chose to ignore the gist of the topic, I went to
> Google, and, in less than two minutes, found this:
>
> "The lucrative snapper catch, for example, peaked at 18,000 tonnes in
> 1978 but had fallen to 9,000 tonnes by 1983"
>
> Out of the Google cache:
>
> "http://www.google.com.au/search?q=cache:LMhRurcc0CAJ:www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/ser1997/chapter9.7.3.html+%22snapper+catch%22+%22new+zealand%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8"
>
> I had to use the Google cache because the original URL
>
> "www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/ser1997/chapter9.7.3.html"
>
> returned a 404 error (page not found)\
>
> Now I leave you find out how many were caught where Howe
> claims the Maori fished 12oo tonnes a year.
I just realised I misquoted Howe....
It should have read;
"It has been estimated that some 1200 tonnes of snapper were taken
annually from the northern North Island - more than today's commercial
catch."
i.e "northern North Island" rather than "North Island"
Sorry about that folks...
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