New Zealand Crayfishing with Possum the fisherman (recorded in the Tasman Sea)

Recorded aboard a cray boat in the infamously wild Tasman Sea, Mandela spends 15 hours on board recording & after a day at sea finally manages to get sea sick mid-interview... Featuring an interview with Possum, a hard working second generation crayfisherman on a 54' cray boat called, "The Southern Legend." This boat brings in the most crayfish in all of New Zealand, about 80 tons per year. 90% of the crayfish caught in New Zealand is live exported to China. Possum grew up in the tiny fishing village of Jackson Bay on the South Island's isolated west coast. To this day, Possum's parents still live in a small home heated by coal. Possum's father continues to help out with fishing from time to time. Possum works with a crew of two other fisherman who start their day at 4am pulling crayfish from pots in reefs of the wild & extremely remote west coast of the South Island. Possum works almost everyday of the year & hardly ever gets to see his family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.