New Zealand fisheries want grisly images of dead penguins caught in nets censored

Industry leaders say plan to install cameras on commercial fishing vessels is a risk to 'NZ Inc'The seafood industry in New Zealand has asked the government to withhold graphic video of dead sea life caught in trawler nets as they are potentially damaging to fisheries and to brand New Zealand. A letter from five seafood industry leaders to the Ministry of Primary Industries highlights the fisheries' growing unease with the government's proposal to install video cameras on all commercial fishing vessels to monitor bycatch of other species and illegal fish dumping. Continue reading...