Meet the Ministrys new Chief Executive - Ministry of Fisheries
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8 TheBite APRIL 2008 Ministry of Fisheries Photography Competition After some difficult decisions, four winners were selected for the Ministry of Fisheries Photography Competition in February. The overall winner and winner of the aquatic ecosystems category went to Kura Paul-Burke from Whakatane. Her image, Deep, blue kina, was taken while hauling heavy nets of kina by hand after free diving at White Island. Judges of the competition noted that her image was hugely atmospheric, had great depth and brilliant colour contrast. The winner of the commercial section was Peter Langlands of Christchurch whose image, Shooting trawl gear at dawn, epitomised a typical commercial fisher in New Zealand during a reflective moment at sea. The customary winner went to Alan Riwaka from Wellington. His shot, “I’ll eat this one” was captured at Waikawa Marae at Queen Charlotte Sound. dEEP, BLUE kINa kURa PaUL-BURkE, WHakaTaNE Judges said the picture encapsulated a fun, spontaneous moment of being together during a customary gathering. Finally, the winner of the recreational category was Juergen Schacke from Hokitika. His image Local knowledge captured a whitebaiter at sunset along the Hokitika River mouth. Judges said his image caught a number a different elements very simply with great composition and use of brilliant light. More than 250 entries were received for the inaugural competition. “We were delighted to see such a wide range of high quality images from all around New Zealand,” says MFish chief executive Wayne McNee. “The competition raises awareness of aquatic biodiversity and sustainable fishing practices within New Zealand and is a great way to celebrate New Zealand’s connection with the sea,” he says. Judges included Ross Giblin from Wellington’s Dominion Post, Athol McCredie, Curator of Photography at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Auckland underwater photographer Darryl Torckler and Simon Woolf, a well-known Wellington photographer.
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8 TheBite APRIL 2008<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fisheries</strong> Photography Competition<br />
After some difficult decisions,<br />
four winners were selected<br />
for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fisheries</strong><br />
Photography Competition in<br />
February.<br />
The overall winner and winner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> aquatic<br />
ecosystems category went to Kura Paul-Burke from<br />
Whakatane.<br />
Her image, Deep, blue kina, was taken while hauling<br />
heavy nets <strong>of</strong> kina by hand after free diving at White<br />
Island.<br />
Judges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> competition noted that her image was<br />
hugely atmospheric, had great depth and brilliant<br />
colour contrast.<br />
The winner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> commercial section was Peter<br />
Langlands <strong>of</strong> Christchurch whose image, Shooting<br />
trawl gear at dawn, epitomised a typical commercial<br />
fisher in New Zealand during a reflective moment<br />
at sea.<br />
The customary winner went to Alan Riwaka from<br />
Wellington. His shot, “I’ll eat this one” was captured<br />
at Waikawa Marae at Queen Charlotte Sound.<br />
dEEP, BLUE kINa<br />
kURa PaUL-BURkE, WHakaTaNE<br />
Judges said <strong>the</strong> picture encapsulated a fun,<br />
spontaneous moment <strong>of</strong> being toge<strong>the</strong>r during a<br />
customary ga<strong>the</strong>ring.<br />
Finally, <strong>the</strong> winner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> recreational category was<br />
Juergen Schacke from Hokitika. His image Local<br />
knowledge captured a whitebaiter at sunset along<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hokitika River mouth.<br />
Judges said his image caught a number a different<br />
elements very simply with great composition and<br />
use <strong>of</strong> brilliant light.<br />
More than 250 entries were received for <strong>the</strong> inaugural<br />
competition.<br />
“We were delighted to see such a wide range <strong>of</strong> high<br />
quality images from all around New Zealand,” says<br />
MFish chief executive Wayne McNee.<br />
“The competition raises awareness <strong>of</strong> aquatic<br />
biodiversity and sustainable fishing practices within<br />
New Zealand and is a great way to celebrate New<br />
Zealand’s connection with <strong>the</strong> sea,” he says.<br />
Judges included Ross Giblin from Wellington’s<br />
Dominion Post, Athol McCredie, Curator <strong>of</strong><br />
Photography at Museum <strong>of</strong> New Zealand Te Papa<br />
Tongarewa, Auckland underwater photographer<br />
Darryl Torckler and Simon Woolf, a well-known<br />
Wellington photographer.
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