Review of Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks for 1 April 2008

Between December 2007 and March 2008 the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) consulted on deemed value rates for selected fishstocks for 1 April 2008.

A Final Advice Paper (see below) was provided to the Minister of Fisheries in February 2008, and the Minister has now made his decisions, which are contained in the attached decision letter.

 Download decision letter (PDF 57KB)

MFish’s Final Advice Paper to the Minister is also attached below, along with the Summary of Recommendations.

 Download Final Advice Paper  (PDF 192KB)

 Download Appendix 1 (71KB)

 Download Summary of Recommendations (PDF 45KB)

The Initial Position Paper (IPP) provides you with MFish’s initial position on the deemed value rates being reviewed for 1 April 2008. 

  Download Deemed Value IPP (PDF 153KB)

  Download Appendix 2 (74KB)

Should you wish to receive further information about the proposals contained in the IPP, please contact:

Scott Walker, Socio-economic Analyst, Wellington, (04) 8194272, or e-mail scott.walker@fish.govt.nz

Finally, we note that all submissions that are received for the purposes of the sustainability measures and other management controls process are publicly available under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Should any person or organisation wish for any information contained in their submission to be withheld under the OIA, the grounds for withholding the information must be provided in the submission.