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Westfleet Seafoods to Add New Longliner Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Image: Westfleet Seafoods) New Zealand’s Westfleet Seafoods, based in Greymouth, has earned an international reputation for quality and sustainability. While their fleet includes some mid-water trawlers, their preferred method of catching is longline. This method is noted for the quality and selectivity of the catch. The company’s current fleet includes five vessels, two of which are modern longliners. The success of these vessels has prompted the firm to order an additional longliner for delivery in early 2022. The ...
He said the chance to build Te Runanga was “massive” for the company. The new vessel will be built by Nelson-based Aimex Service Group, a long-standing company that has recently completed Nelson Coastguard’s new Sealord Rescue Vessel. Te Runanga would be 2m longer than Westfleet’s other two longliners, and crucially its fish hold would be almost twice as large, with a 110 cubic metre capacity. Westfleet is jointly owned by Sealord and managing director Craig Boote, a proud Coaster who first went to sea as a 14-year-old and was a skipper by 18, before purchasing Westfleet in 2006. ...