Mark has been a commercial fisher for almost 30 years and is a shareholding director of the Fiordland Lobster Company. He has been a guardian since the group began in 1995 and was involved in setting up Fiordland’s first two marine reserves.
Mark has built strong relationships with our partner agencies (Department of Conservation, Fisheries New Zealand, and Environment Southland). He is actively involved with fisheries management in Fiordland and other parts of New Zealand.