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WATERFRONT BUSINESS In brief��� Ross Sea MPA proposal fails at CCAMLR The 11-day Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources meeting in October/November was not able to reach a consensus on the proposal for the world���s largest Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The US proposed a 2.27 million sq km area for ���light��� fishing as an accommodation to Sanford���s claim on the toothfish fishery. Other compromises also included a 1.6 million sq km ���no take��� zone where fishing would be banned ,with a special scientific zone as an additional layer of protection. The future of another, joint AustralianFrench plan for a 1.9 million sq km marine park in East Antarctica is now also, uncertain. The proposals needed to be accepted in consensus by all 25 nations. Countries including Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan and Korea blocked all agreements. The Antarctic Ocean Alliance group called the failure deeply disappointing. Marine biologist Dave Ainley who campaigns to protect the Ross Sea, believes that safeguarding the sea is essential to attaining a better understanding climate change because without fishing as scientists could see how the ecosystem responds without having to account for other factors. Labour���s Associate Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Maryan Street, also expressed extreme disappointment, ���No agreement at all in these talks is very disappointing.��� The organisation agreed to hold an intercessional meeting in Germany in July 2013. Kiwis clean up at superyacht awards Antares III, built by Yachting Developments in Hobsonville, was the winner of Best Sailing Superyacht in the 24-40 metre category at the recent International Superyacht Society awards in Florida. They also won the Best Refit 2012 Award for their comprehensive refurbishment of the classic 1934 America���s Cup J Class Endeavour. Alloy Yachts based in Henderson, won the ISS Award for the Best Sailing Superyacht over 40 metres for their 67.2-metre Vertigo. 19 Alloy Yachts��� vessels have now won international superyacht awards. 48 Professional Skipper January/February 2013 SEABIRD SMART FISHERMEN MEET PRINCE CHARLES THE PRINCE OF Wales met recipients of face of New Zealand���s fishing industry, those who go to great lengths to reduce risks to seabirds that could be injured or killed through foraging for food at the back of fishing vessels,��� says Janice Molloy, Chief Awards Judge and Trust Convenor. ���We believe that empowering fishers to find solutions to reduce seabird mortalities in fishing is one of the best ways of achieving progress. Because New Zealand waters are so rich in seabirds, Kiwi fishers face a particular challenge when it comes to seabird smart fishing,��� She says this year���s Awards attracted a record number of excellent entries, which made the judges��� decision particularly tough. the 2012 Seabird Smart fishers awards at a reception at Government House during his stay in New Zealand. The ���Conservation Champions��� award was presented jointly to Zak Olsen of Whangarei, a 23-year-old skipper on Sanford���s long-liner San Kaipara, and Adam Clow of Whitianga, a 26-year-old skipper who contracts on the long-liner Southern Cross for OPC Fish & Lobster. Brian Kiddie, owner and operator of an inshore fishing boat based in Tauranga was a named finalist, and Jack Fenaughty, Managing Partner, Silvifish Resources Ltd and Peter Fullerton, Vessel Observer, Sealord were Highly Commended. ���The winners represent the future Call for change in water safety message to Pasifika MARITIME NEW ZEALAND and the police may lay charges over a double drowning in the Hauraki Gulf in November where two men died when their small craft capsized, sending seven into the water. None were wearing lifejackets. The Maritime Transport Act says it is an offence to operate a vessel in a way that causes any unnecessary danger or risk to any other person or property irrespective of whether any injury or damage occurs. Penalties include a prison term of up to 12 months or a fine of up to $10,000. The charge is the same as the one faced by a father of two whose children drowned when they were trapped when his 6.7m vessel sank in 2007. The men who died were of Pacific Island descent. The chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council, Melino Maka, said messages from Water Safety New Zealand are not getting through to the Pacific community and their approach should change, ���I always advocate authorities should ask the families of those that lost their loved ones in the water to actually tell people the struggles they���ve gone through trying to cope. That���s the only thing that���s going to work.��� THE FINAL PONTOON TOTAL FLOATING SYSTEMS have just completed casting their final pontoon at the Halsey Street factory. From November 12 Total Floating Systems will be manufacturing precast concrete pontoons from their new premises in Akatea Road Glendene. L to R: Dennis Warrington, Matt Boyd, Greg Henman, Paul Humphreys, the final and 1323rd pontoon to be cast at Halsey Street