Review of Sustainability measures for Orange Roughy 3b and bluenose (bns 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8) and Review of Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks for 1 october 2008

Between June and August 2008 the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) consulted on sustainability measures for Orange Roughy 3B and Bluenose (BNS 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8) for 1 October 2008, as well as Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks

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

 Download the decision letter (PDF 573kb)

In summary, the Minister has decided to:

• Reduce the ORH3B TAC from 11,025 tonnes to 9,890 tonnes
• Reduce the TAC and TACC for all BNS stocks
• Amend the deemed value rates for selected fish stocks including implementing differential deemed value rates for some stocks for the first time.

MFish’s Final Advice Paper to the Minister is also available for download below, including the submissions received from stakeholders:

 Download Final Advice Paper (1.43MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.

Also available for download is the Initial Position Paper (IPP) which sets out MFish’s initial position on the sustainability measures that were reviewed for Orange Roughy 3B, Bluenose (BNS 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8) and the deemed value rates for selected fish stocks.

 Initial Position Paper - Orange Roughy ORH 3B & Deemed Values (PDF 770kb)

 Final Advice Paper and Initial Position Paper – Bluenose BNS 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 (PDF 1.36MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.

 Summary of Submissions Part 1 (PDF 2.71MB)
 Summary of Submissions Part 2 (PDF 2.30MB)
 Summary of Submissions Part 3 (PDF 870KB)
Please note these are large documents and may take some time to download

If you require further information on the 2008-09 Sustainability round please contact:

Aoife Martin, Manager Deepwater Fisheries, Wellington, (04) 819 4675, or e-mail aoife.martin@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