ANZ Skipper Scholarship of $10 000 has been awarded to two young new Zealanders to help them become good skippers. The two recipients, Lynise Eden from Ashburton and Scott Fletcher from Tauranga are members of New Zealand’s seafood industry and will share the ANZ scholarship to help them become qualified skippers.
Peter Bodeker, CEO of New Zealand Seafood Industry Council, is pleased to hear that saying it was a wonderful opportunity that ANZ has provided for these two young members of New Zealand’s seafood industry. He thanks the ANZ for providing this scholarship which will enable the two recipients’ progress their careers.
Lynise Eden will use her scholarship to fund the course component of the Inshore Launchmaster qualification. This will allow her to become a coastal fishing skipper. Scott Fletcher will use his scholarship to fund the course component of the Offshore Watchkeeper course.