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a petition in protest.
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restaurateurs they supply.
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names of people who will not be happy about
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these rules are only going to make it harder, says
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for drafting the petition.
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what they do.
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In that he is not alone.

Who answered MMRs survey?

6 part-time fishermen for subsistence/
recreation
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We want the public to know what goes on

down here, he said, indicating in the direction
of the wharf.
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year assembled a committee to manage the use
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In past weeks the committee has been calling
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cost up to $7000 each to install and thousands
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plans to deploy three more.
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The committee says the rules are being drafted
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some locals beg to differ.
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The rules ban harpooning within a 2km radius
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blow.
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He calls it an art form, a distinctly Polynesian
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The rules
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at any one time
No harpooning within a 2km radius
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allowed between 5am and 9am and
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Who signed the petition?

AQ restaurateurs/chefs
AR fishermen
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spear fishermen and A president of the
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are present

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and better-resourced boats.
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understand and appreciate its Polynesian roots.
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back, and people are trying to make us feel like
criminals.
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their money before they leave the harbour. Every
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This is our job. This is not a weekend thrill,
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people leave this place to go places where there
are opportunities, he said.

What do the petitioners want?

They agree with limiting number of

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Harpooners would agree to keep a

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He has been training two young local boys to

harpoon, but says it was all for naught if they
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This is giving these guys purpose in life.
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but no new guys will come through. There will
be no new opportunities.
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The harpooners feel that because they are the
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How can you take all that ocean away? Who
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put in my boat.
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men?
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who uses harpoons, agrees.
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more rules...
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him angry.
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there will be big trouble, he says simply.
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is the problem?
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a boat comes trawling we jump out and let
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overloading a device can cause it to break off
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itself rather than focusing its energy on tackling
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way to enforce them.
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survey results reveal that the majority voted
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