Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
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Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
Episode 7: One Mistake Is All It Takes: Real Stories from NZ's Deadliest Waters
NZSFC's POD AND REEL Podcast
47 minutes
6 months ago
Episode 7: One Mistake Is All It Takes: Real Stories from NZ's Deadliest Waters
Send us a text The West Coast of New Zealand offers world-class fishing but demands extreme respect, with veterans sharing hard-earned wisdom on staying safe in these challenging waters. Five local legends reveal how they've survived decades fishing this untamed coastline while witnessing the sometimes fatal consequences of poor preparation and decision-making. • West Coast fishing described as "second to none" but protected by dangerous conditions • Fishery relatively untapped compared to E...
NZSFC's POD AND REEL Podcast
Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
