“We have a great deal of experience of the tuna business and while the exchange rate is not quite as favourable as it has been, it is now stable. So we are expanding and looking to diversify into other markets,” he said.
“Le Drezen gear has a reputation for catching efficiently, and in addition we have the advantage of producing our purse seine gear from quality materials, so our gear lasts,” he said.
“A new purse seine costs in the region of $800,000, so customers expect quality and the 25-30% longer working lifetime that we can offer makes a big difference as maintenance costs are lower.”
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