Maru Samuels is an Alternate Director to the Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana. Maru brings with him a wealth of fisheries management experience and policy knowledge currently serving as a Director for Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Fishing Company Limited, DeepWater Group, Trident Systems, Inshore JV as well as the General Manager of Iwi Collective Partnership. Maru succeeded Pahia Turia’s Alternate position and began his term in February 2020.