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WATERFRONT BUSINESS In brief��� Boaties need to get serious about speed limits Rotorua man, Andrew Wroe, died when he was struck by a boat towing a ski biscuit on Lake Ohakuri in January 2012. The speed limit on the lake, around the buoys and within 30 metres of the shore or other boats, is five kilometres per hour. Fibres from Wroe���s ski biscuit were found embedded in the gel coating of Worsnop���s boat hull. Wroe suffered fatal injuries to his abdomen, broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. Both Worsnop and Tony Sargisson, the driver of the boat towing Wroe, were found guilty in Rotorua District Court in September of operating a vessel causing unnecessary danger and were convicted and fined $3000. At the inquest, Rotorua Coroner Wallace Bain said there was real concern around boaties, who should be more aware of speed regulations when near structures and other boats while on the water, ���Boaties need to get serious about obeying speed limits before more occur.��� Underwhelmed outgoing MPI minister In summarising the highs and lows of his four years in office in a 1000-word article for Fairfax NZ News, outgoing Minister for Primary Industries David Carter managed just 27 words at the end of his article for the fishing industry: ���We had evidence of mistreatment of foreign crews and, once I saw that being a danger to New Zealand���s international reputation and it was critical, we acted.��� Instead, his attention was focussed on the intransigent wool and meat industries which have both defeated him and which he puts down to warring personalities in leading roles and the farmer apathy that allow this to continue: ���I was surprised to see those two co-ops (meat companies Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group) collectively announce losses of around $100 million and the farmer owners just being so accepting of that. Some heads should have rolled. Something���s not being done correctly.��� Wool was another disappointment for him, as was how to deal with dairying���s effect on the environment. Overall: Carter seemed underwhelmed by his successes in the MPI portfolio. 46 Professional Skipper March/April 2013 Outsized motorboat delivery TNL GAC PINDAR Ltd, a joint venture between specialist marine leisure logistics services provider GAC Pindar and global freight forwarder TNL International, has delivered a 7.6 MT Stamas 363 motorboat from Georgia, USA, to Auckland, New Zealand. The 3.93m high and 12.58m loa privately owned motorboat, was shrink-wrapped and cradled on a special mafi trailer for its 15,000km voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Auckland. TNL GAC Pindar had to make special arrangements for the final stretch of its journey by road from Auckland Port to the dry stack at Westhaven Marina because of regulations on how and when large, out-ofgauge objects can be transported by road. Richard Thorpe, Manager of TNL GAC Pindar Australasia, says: ���The transportation of yachts and marine leisure vessels requires specialist solutions tailored to each individual case. It is extremely important that both the mechanical integrity of the vessel and its exterior are protected throughout the process.��� THE GREAT KIWI LOVE AFFAIR: VALENTINE���S DAY IN NELSON KIWIS LOVE FISHING! Like all good relationships there is some give and some take required to make the relationship work for all parties in the long term. On February 14, 2013, around 70 knowledgeable and caring Kiwis are gathering in Nelson for three days to discuss our relationship with recreational fishing. These people came with ideas from diverse backgrounds including angling, science, boating, sportfishing, underwater, retail, iwi, government, media and more. Despite differences of culture, gender, age, education and class, these people came together to debate, collaborate, and share ideas about what we can do to ensure our beloved recreational fishing in New Zealand is looked after and recreational fishers have a strong voice in its future care. FISHinFuture Search are keeping their website open so all New Zealanders and visitors here can post their ideas on what their desired fishing future looks like. See http://fishinfuturesearch.co.nz/your-part/ Contact: Miranda O���Connell, FISHinFuture Search Project Manager miranda@folkus.co.nz 021 345056