Meet the team
Jim Lines is the Navigation Safety Officer for the Southland region based at Environment Southland. Starting his maritime career in the Royal New Zealand Navy, Jim moved onto the commercial diving industry spending time based in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Once returning to Southland Jim decided to go into business for himself. This gave him the opportunity to pursue his passion for hunting and spending time on the water fishing and diving. Jim has a strong commitment to boating safety and with his broad range of experience on and in the water he is able to sheer this local knowledge with the public. Jim brings a friendly and personable attitude with him to the maritime team.