Your Skipper: Glen King
Glen was born in the Chatham Islands and has lived here his entire life. He has grown up around the sea and has a deep respect for it. Glen spent 25 years as a commercial fishier. He started as a diver had gathering pāua and kina in his younger days then brought a fishing vessel and fishes from on top of the water now and for the last 18 years. His first hand experience and knowledge of the underwater country around the Islands is extensive.
He has in-depth knowledge of the commercial fishing industry here historically and presently especially of his two main targeted species, crayfish and blue cod.
Glen sits on a local fisheries committee and volunteers to carry out research on different species to ensure information on the health of the fishery is current and accurate, which helps ensure it is also healthy and sustainable for future generations.
Your Crewman: Andre Day
Andre is a Chatham Islander whose family have been here for generations.
He has years of experience fishing on deep sea trawlers around New Zealand and has been our dedicated crew member for the last 11 years where he has worked along side Glen in our commercial fishing operation and with our charter business.
Andre is a confident, careful vessel operator and is a commercial launch master who steps in and runs the boat when Glen is not available.
Your Charter Organiser: Megan Lanauze-King
Megan is a Pitt Islander. Her great, great, great grandfather from her european side, Fredrick Hunt, settled on Pitt Island in 1843. Megan is proud of her Island history, culture and the unique lifestyle she was brought up in.
She has grown up around the sea and has a deep respect for it. Having lived in the Chathams most of her adult life Megan understands the challenges and independence that the isolation of these Islands demand of people.
Megan runs an accommodation business and is a primary school teacher who currently juggles relief teaching alongside running a charter and commercial fishing business with her husband Glen.
Megan is involved in local fisheries committees and works toward looking after the local fishery and is keen to find ways to develop new types of fisheries for Chatham Island people to earn a living from.