Review of Regulatory Measures 1 October 2009

This Initial Position Paper (IPP) provides you with the Ministry of Fisheries’ (MFish) initial position on those regulatory measures that MFish is reviewing for 1 October 2009.

This IPP has been developed for the purpose of consultation as required under the Fisheries Act 1996 (the Act). MFish emphasises the views and recommendations outlined in each paper are preliminary and are provided as a basis for consultation with stakeholders.

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 Introduction (PDF 47KB)

 Catch documentation scheme for southern bluefin tuna (PDF 501KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 106KB)

 Seabird mitigation measures by circular (PDF 226KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 124KB)

 Amateur rock lobster harvest regulations (PDF 631KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 114KB)

 Paua accumulation and personal export limits (PDF 267KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 103KB)

 Standardising minimum legal sizes of flatfish for amateur fishers in Challenger fisheries management area (PDF 142KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 86KB)

 Standardising amateur net minimum mesh sizes in challenger fisheries management area (PDF 179KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 102KB)

 New management measures for the amateur paua fishery in Taranaki (PDF 582KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 97KB)

 Proposal to shorten the closed season for commercial fishing in the CRA7 Otago rock lobster fishery (PDF 265KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 94KB)

 Pukerua Bay – prohibition of all fishing methods except hand-held line fishing (PDF 207KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 90KB)

 Milford & Doubtful Sounds – proposal to extend the blue cod amateur fishery closures (PDF 538KB)

 Offence and penalty provisions for breaches to reporting requirements (PDF 197KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 93KB)

 Correction of coordinates and description errors in central area regulations (PDF 303KB)

 Regulatory amendments to support electronic provision of catch and effort returns (PDF 367KB)
 Updated Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF 91KB)

 Download Stakeholder Letter (PDF 236KB)

All written submissions on the must be received by MFish by Monday, 6 April 2009.

If you intend to make a submission but need an extension of time, please contact:

Tracey Steel,
Ph (04) 819 4548

Written submissions should be sent directly to:

Tracey Steel,
Ministry of Fisheries,
P O Box 1020,
Wellington;

or faxed to 04 819 4208
or emailed to tracey.steel@fish.govt.nz

All submissions are subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and can be released, if requested, under the Act. If you have specific reasons for wanting to have your submission withheld, please set out your reasons in the submission. MFish will consider those reasons when making any assessment for the release of submissions if requested under the Official Information Act 1982.