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In brief… Orchestra tickets were director's perk The former director of Maritime New Zealand, Catherine Taylor, has acknowledged she accepted two free tickets from the international oil and gas company OMV for a concert in July by the Wellington Orchestra. Taylor, who stepped down in December, was among the first public sector chief executives to release six-monthly expense, hospitality and gifts disclosures this year. "The director very occasionally accepts gifts of hospitality in the course of building and maintaining ongoing relationships with stakeholders," said Maritime NZ spokeswoman Sophie Hazelhurst. Taylor's disclosures also included bills relating to the grounding of the Rena totalling $6276 between October 6 and November 23, with $1385 spent on hospitality. Careys facing liquidation Jaguar demolished THE 63.8M MV JAGUAR is believed to be the only ship to go into a drydock in New Zealand and not come out again. She entered the Lyttelton drydock on January 26 and has been reduced to scrap by Stark Bros Ltd. When the Jaguar entered the dock the entire wheelhouse structure, the main engine, cargo mast and booms, hatch covers and most of her equipment had been removed, along with a 3m section of her bow. FOOD RETAILERS FLAUNT FISHING RULES RESTAURANTS AND TAKEAWAYS in Taranaki have been under the spotlight following reports of sales of seafood obtained on the black market. Compliance staff with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries searched several private properties and retail outlets as part of Operation Deep 7. Local fishery officers became aware of breaches of the Fisheries Act when they undertook surveillance of some restaurants and fish-and-chip shops in New Plymouth and the surrounding area late last year. MAF district compliance manager Mike Green says nine food outlets had illegally purchased more than 150 kilos of paua and wet fish from outside the quota management system. "Some of these operators have purposely evaded the fisheries record-keeping regulations and dealt with fish for cash under the table," Green said. The operators were all well aware of the rules around buying fish. Several face serious charges and will be liable for fines of up to $250,000 and possible imprisonment if found guilty. The last block of the 1044 tonne grt ship was lifted from the drydock at noon on February 10. Stark Bros says this is the first major vessel to be scrapped in a drydock in New Zealand. While this was not a project of choice for Stark Bros, given the circumstances that lead to the scrapping, it has been an interesting and challenging project, the company says. The Jaguar was built in 1985 by A/S Nordsovaerftet in Ringkobing, Denmark. The Picton business Careys Boatyard is facing liquidation following an application filed by Inland Revenue on December 21. It is due to be heard in the High Court in Blenheim on February 21. The Carey family business was established in 1948 and was previously based on the Picton foreshore. A fire destroyed the original boatshed but a new one was built in 1982. The boatyard was forced to move in 2005 from land owned by the Marlborough District Council and relocated to Westshore, near Shakespeare Bay. The yard includes four boatbuilding bays and two slipways capable of hauling out boats of up to 120 tonnes. Staff at the yard spent 700 hours last year repairing the 35-year-old Outward Bound cutter Matahoura after she was involved in a collision with the Dolphin Watch Ecotours catamaran. Cable guy fined Paul Gubb, the owner and master of the fishing charter vessel Sweet Georgia, has been fined $10,000 with $380 costs after being found guilty of fishing in the cable protection zone off the southern coast of Wellington. The prosecution follows an incident in March 2011 in which 15 people were observed downlining from the Sweet Georgia well within the cable protection zone. The judge said Gubb was "grossly reckless". "We hope this prosecution shows the risks are very high, given that the zone is patrolled 24/7," said Bruce Johnson, the general manager of the Ministry of Transport's aviation and maritime group. March/April 2012 Professional Skipper 39