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Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker.
Photo: RNZ/ Dom Thomas
Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker said Covid-19 border restrictions had highlighted the sector s vulnerability due to its reliance on migrant labour.
That had sped up industry and government efforts to increase New Zealanders participation in the sector.
It is estimated the peak number of migrant workers in the sector in the year ending March 2019 was about 1850 (20 percent) although there are likely to be fewer now. Some businesses in the sector have reduced their reliance on migrant workers since border restrictions were imposed, but some deep sea vessels in particular are still 100 percent foreign-crewed.