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WATERFRONT BUSINESS In brief… Anti-Shark Finning Measure The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation is calling on all tuna processors, traders and importers to refrain from transactions with vessels that carry out shark finning or with vessel owning companies that do not have a public policy prohibiting the practice. This ban is the final step of a sweeping measure that saw the world's most recognised tuna brands adopting policies prohibiting the act of removing a shark's fin and discarding the carcass at sea. "This measure, and the support it has received from our partners in industry, puts fishing vessel owners on notice that shark finning is an unacceptable, illegal practice and continuing to engage in it will drastically shrink the market for your product," said Susan Jackson, President of ISSF. "ISSF applauds the many companies that have adopted an anti-finning policy and we look forward to that list growing even longer. " ISSF participating companies were required to establish public policies banning the practice in June of this year. Lifejacket plea after death and close call A Lower Hutt man Leon Grant Scurrah, 49, was not wearing a lifejacket when he died in Wellington Harbour on August 18 while on a fishing trip with a lifelong mate. A day later a four year old girl was swept out to sea, after ending up in the water without a lifejacket. Mr Scurrah and a friend were fishing from a 3.5m aluminium dinghy about 50m off Horokiwi when it tipped over as one of them stood up. They clung to the side while it was semi-submerged for a brief period before swimming for the shore. "The victim started swimming but said to his friend, 'I'm struggling here a little bit. The survivor continued to shore, looked around and basically established that his buddy was gone" said Wellington Maritime Police senior launch master Barry Hart. The body was found about 20 metres from the shore in about two metres of water. Hart said he was "absolutely sure" Mr Scurrah would still be alive if he had been wearing a lifejacket. The day after Scurrah death a four year old and her 44 year old father were swept out to sea when their kayak capsized at the Tukituki River mouth in Hawke's Bay. Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Matt Claridge said it was "idiotic" not to put a lifejacket on a child. In June, it was revealed the Government had backed off making it compulsory to wear lifejackets on small watercraft. TWO BOATS SUNK IN FIORDLAND RAIN THE FORMER OYSTER dredge Karaka and former fishing boat Michelle were rafted up together in Beach Harbour, when they were sunk at their mooring on September 7, in Breaksea Sound, Fiordland. Karaka was being used as a depot ship, and Michelle was berthed alongside. An Environment Southland spokeswoman said no one was aboard the boats at the time or had been on board for over a month. Regional onscene commander Dallas Bradley said a small amount of diesel from the vessels had dispersed in strong winds and choppy seas, but he understood there was "very little" diesel, about 100 litres, aboard either boat. Craig Harpur from Te Anau, owner of the 1911, S Wood & Son vessel Karaka, suspects that the boats fell victim to heavy rainfall on the night of the sixth. "It's a real possibility they filled with water and one took the other down with it." Mr Harpur is also one of Fiordland's salvage masters. The two boats were salvaged in an 11 day operation using air bags, a helicopter and a dive team from Tauranga, at a cost of $400,000. They were then towed to Bluff. fishing methods GREENPEACE CLIMBERS SPLAYED a fishing net and an image of a big fishbone with a slogan that says "Dongwon Korea's No.1 Ocean Plunderer" across the entrance of Dongwon's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. The protest coincides with the 'Ocean Defender' campaign and the tour of Greenpeace ship MV Esperanza in Korea to raise awareness on the negative impacts of overfishing. Greenpeace goes after Dongwon Greenpeace is pushing for tuna brands across the globe to implement policies that support the conservation of tuna species and oppose destructive fishing and want Dongwon to commit to stopping the use of FADs in its purse seine fishing, stop selling Pacific yellowfin and bigeye products and are backing the establishment of marine reserves in the Pacific Ocean, where the company sources a large portion of its tuna supply. AUCKLAND'S LARGE BOAT SERVICE CAPACITY BOOSTED A NEW MARINE service facility is planned for the Wynyard Quarter on Auckland's waterfront for large working vessels that would otherwise be sent elsewhere. The facility is a joint initiative between Sanford and Arrow International NZ Ltd. Waterfront Auckland has been actively involved in planning as a key landowner and was instrumental in sourcing the facility's first major client Fullers, which is likely to relocate its maintenance and storage function there. Integrated Marine Group will lease six 70m marina berths and locate its company headquarters within the new facility. When completed in late 2013, the development on Hamer Street, the Tank Farm, will include a four level, 4000 square metre building for marine industry businesses, a double slipway with capacity to be able to haul out vessels up to 400 tonne and marina berths able to accommodate large commercial 48 Professional Skipper November/December 2012 workboats and private vessels up to 75m in length. As part of the arrangement with Sanford, Waterfront Auckland will also restore the historic Vos boatyard that sits on the edge of the site, and then manage it as a shared space by the public and craft boat community. The development is being offered to the market by international tender through Andrew Hiskens and Roger Seavill of Colliers International, with offers due by November 1.