To say I find most media coverage on fisheries issues totally appalling would be an understatement*, doom sells… but does not help. So when I see (what in my opinion is) a good article on fisheries issues, I think it should be celebrated and promoted.
Frame of a picture in the article by Richard Robinson
This article The Price of Fish in the NZ Geographic Magazine by Kate G Evans with pictures by Richard Robinson won the Environmental/Sustainability award at the 2020 NZ Media Awards, it shows that hard truths can (and must) be presented yet in a constructive and not demeaning way.
Problems get fixed with toolboxes and patience, not hammers and fingerpointing, as my friend Andy Mckay said: “There are plenty of problems to fix without making it harder for everyone at the same time”
Enjoy the Price of Fish in this link (and subscribe to an excellent magazine if you like)
*and when it comes to articles on the deaths of observers and the immediate assumption that it had to be murder because it was on fishing boat, and ALL fisherman are assassins, add gut wrenching to appalling.