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 The current Ministerial Inquiry into the operation of foreign charter vessels has polarised the New Zealand fishing industry. The practice of using foreign charter vessels in New Zealand goes back some 30 years, and this page provides interested parties with a handy collection of resources covering the debate.

Click on the links below to go to the articles on various aspects of the debate around foreign charter vessels.

• The Legal Regime Governing the Operation of Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels in New Zealand - Peter Dawson & Renee Hunt
• Not in New Zealand water's surely? Labour and human rights abuses aboard foreign fishing vessels. - Christine Stringer, Glenn Simmons & Daren Coulston
• Background Paper on the Use of Foreign Charter Vessels
• Term of Reference  The Ministerial Inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels
• Code of Practice for FCV’s
• Professional Skipper article September 2011
• Modern Day Slavery: Employment Conditions for Foreign Fishing Crews in New Zealand Waters- Jennifer Devlin
• Sunday Star article 23rd October 2011
• Radio New Zealand Insight Program on Foreign Charter Vessels
• Nelson Mail 28.10.11
• Submissions to the Ministerial Review have come from many quarters in the industry. The following link will take you to the Ministry of Fisheries website, which lists the submitters, together with copies of the submissions themselves click here. Dawson & Associates Ltd is an advocate for the New Zealandization of fisheries in New Zealand. For a copy of our submission to the Ministerial Inquiry click here
• Copy of Peter Dawson's  Oral submissions to Ministerial Review at Nelson 27.10.11
• A Coronial Inquest into the 18 August 2010 sinking of the Oyang 70 will be held 10.00am 16 to 20 April 2012 in Wellington
• Nelson Mail  08.11.11 
• View TV 3  item 16.11.11 click here and video click here
• Stuff article 20.11.11 Kiwis join struggle against sea slavery
• Visit the website for Slave Free Seas organisation 
• Listen to Craig Tuck of Slave Free Seas Trust on Radio New Zealand
• Bloomberg Businessweek article 20.2.12"Fishing as Slaves on the High Seas"