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More fishing days for purse seiners

Monday 5 May 2014 | Published in Local

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More fishing days for purse seiners
An amended fishing agreement between the Cook Islands and the United States gives American purse seiners an additional 100 fishing days in return for a $600,000 payment. Pictured here is a typical purse seine vessel. 14050240

American purse seiners can fish for an additional 100 days in Cook Islands waters in return for a $600,000 payment, due to a deal struck between the Cook Islands and the United States.

American purse seiners can fish for an additional 100 days in Cook Islands waters in return for a $600,000 payment, due to a deal struck between the Cook Islands and the United States.


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