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Westport Deep Sea Fishing School

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Westport Deep Sea Fishing School

The Westport Deep Sea Fishing School provides New Zealand Qualifications Authority-registered courses in deep-sea fishing and food processing. The courses have a high practical component. There is strong industry support from local fishing companies, and the school acts as a modern-apprenticeship coordinator for the seafood industry in the South Island.

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Forestry and fishing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21150/westport-deep-sea-fishing-school (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.