Rec-Recap-2022-Q4-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 931 KB]
...rock fishing that advise wearing a life jacket. RECOMMENDATIONS OF CORONER GREIG I. Rock-based fishing is a high risk activity. The West Coast Rock-based Fisher Safety Project 2020 report8 prepared by Dr Kevin Moran, Faculty of Education, the University of Auckland, states that: Rock-based fishing (a form of land-based fishing) is one of the deadliest recreational pursuits in New Zealand. From 2015-2019, 23 fatal incidents were reported among land-based fishers. Of these, most we...