Jesse Crasborn is the skipper (captain) of Sealord\u2019s factory trawler, the FV Rehua.<\/p>
He is also at the helm of an award-winning sustainable fishing practice. In 2022 Jesse and his crew won the Innovation Champions Award at the Seabird Smart Awards in recognition of their commitment to seabird protection.<\/p>
The 66m-long FV Rehua accounts for much of Sealord\u2019s annual ling and hoki harvest. This keeps a skipper busy enough, but Jesse still leapt at the opportunity to participate in the Seabird Net Capture Reduction programme run by the Deepwater Group.<\/p>
That\u2019s because Jesse is passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment. He has been a member of the group for three years, helping with new ideas, devices and techniques to try and prevent seabirds interacting with, and accidently getting caught up in, fishing gear.<\/p>
Some of the initiatives trialled on the FV Rehua are water cannons, offal management, coloured streamers, and rigid panels on the trawl. Jesse credits his crew with persevering through trials.<\/p>
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely more work for the crew,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen you\u2019re trying to fish and on a schedule, it takes a bit of effort to set things up, but everyone wants to be involved in helping to make a change.\u201d<\/p>
Jesse notes that since he started commercial fishing in 2001, he\u2019s seen a positive shift towards environment and wildlife protection. He\u2019s proud to be part of a company that invests well in sustainability.<\/p>
\u201cIt feels great to be part of a company like this. Not only do I fish commercially but also recreationally, so it\u2019s a big part of my life outside of work too. For future generations it\u2019s important everyone has a that commitment to looking after our oceans and environment.\u201d<\/p>
Jesse\u2019s efforts continue back on shore \u2013 at home he is planting 10,000 native trees on the section he owns with his wife Cindy, overlooking Tasman Bay in Nelson. It\u2019s a family effort \u2013 the couple have a young son who, at the tender age of two, has been out fishing with his dad on one of Jesse\u2019s two recreational boats.<\/p>
\u201cFinding ways to achieve solutions isn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s well worth the effort,\u201d Jesse says.<\/p>
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