Dolphins saved from purse seiner fishing net off Tauranga coast
A Tauranga fishing boat skipper who was forced to release an estimated 30 tonnes of jack mackerel to save six dolphins caught in his net is being praised for his actions by fishing company Sanford Ltd - and by a boatload of recreational fishers who saw the drama unfold. "They tried their hardest to get them out of their net without losing their catch, because they had a huge amount of fish in there," said recreational fisher Paul Bowyer.
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