Amaltal Fishing fined $27,000 for fishing in Marine Reserve 9 Mar, 2021 04:14 AM 2 minutes to read MPI says they expect fishing companies and skippers to know the rules before they go out, and to comply with them. Photo / 123RF NZ Herald Nelson based fishing company Amaltal Fishing Co has been fined $27,600 for commercial fishing in a protected Marine Reserve. Amaltal, owned by Talley's Group, was sentenced today in the Nelson District Court, having been convicted last year for fishing in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve with its vessel the Amaltal Mariner. The vessel's skipper, who was sentenced and fined last year, had charts onboard that show the Hikurangi Marine Reserve but it was not marked on the vessel's plotter, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).