Review of Sustainability Measures for CRA 3, CRA 4, and CRA 7 Red Rock Lobster Fisheries for 1 April 2010
In December 2009, the National Rock Lobster Management Group (NRLMG) provided the Minister of Fisheries with initial advice on sustainability measures for the following rock lobster fisheries for the fishing year beginning 1 April 2010:
- CRA 3 (Gisborne)
- CRA 4 (Wellington/Hawkes Bay)
- CRA 7 (Otago)
The Ministry of Fisheries consulted on the NRLMG’s initial advice on the Minister’s behalf between 17 December 2009 and 5 February 2010. The NRLMG provided the Minister with Final Advice in mid-February 2010 for consideration.
The Minister has made his decisions. These are reported in the decision letter available for download below:
Rock Lobster Decision Letter (PDF 122KB)
In summary the Minister has decided to:
- Adopt the “Rule 2a” CRA 3 Management Procedure to guide Total Allowable Catch (TAC) setting for CRA 3 until the 2015-16 fishing year; and, based on the application of the management procedure, retain the current CRA 3 TAC of 293 tonnes and retain the current allowances for the 2010-11 fishing year.
- Increase the CRA 4 TAC from 461 tonnes to 610.625 tonnes, and increase the CRA 4 Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) accordingly from 266 tonnes to 415.625 tonnes.
- Decrease the CRA 7 TAC from 209 tonnes to 104.5 tonnes, and increase the CRA 7 TACC accordingly from 189 tonnes to of 84.5 tonnes.
The NRLMG’s Final Advice to the Minister is available for download below, including the submissions received from stakeholders:
NRLMG Final Advice Paper (PDF 590KB)
NRLMG Final Advice Paper Attachment 4 - Submissions (PDF 3.86MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.
Also available for download is the NRLMG’s Initial Advice on the sustainability measures reviewed for CRA 3, CRA 4, and CRA 7:
NRLMG Initial Advice Paper (PDF 451KB)
For further information on New Zealand rock lobster fisheries see:
NRLMG 2009 Annual Report (PDF 2.84MB)
Please note this is a large document and may take some time to download.
If you require further information on the rock lobster sustainability measures for 1 April 2010, please contact:
Steve Halley, Team leader - Inshore Fisheries, phone 04 819 4622 or email steve.halley@fish.govt.nz