| Consultation |
Description |
Closing Date |
| Amended Application for Kura Te Au / Tory Channel Mataitai Reserve - Call for Submissions |
In 2005, Te Atiawa Manawhenua ki Te Tau Ihu Trust applied to the Minister of Fisheries for a mataitai reserve within Kura Te Au/Tory Channel, pursuant to Regulation 17 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999. Following consideration of issues raised in submissions and discussions with commercial fishers Te Atiawa have amended the application to exclude four specific areas for commercial fishing-related activities. |
20 August 2010 |
Proposed 2010-11 In-Season Review of the Total Allowable Catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery |
The Ministry seeks views and information from tangata whenua, stakeholders and interested parties on a proposed in-season increase to the total allowable catch (TAC) and sector allocations for the Coromandel scallop fishery (SCACS) for the 2010-11 fishing year. |
28 July 2010 |
| 2010 Review of Sustainability Measures, and other Management Controls for Selected Deepwater Stocks |
The Initial Position Paper (IPP) provides you with MFish’s initial position on the sustainability measures and other management controls being reviewed for the 2010/11 fishing year commencing on 1 October 2010 for selected deepwater stocks. The Ministry of Fisheries seeks feedback from stakeholders on these proposed sustainability measures and other management controls. |
4 August 2010 |
| Review of sustainability measures for all Kahawai stocks (KAH 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10) for the 2010/11 fishing year |
The Ministry of Fisheries seeks feedback from stakeholders on proposed sustainability measures, deemed values and other management controls for all kahawai stocks for the 2010/11 fishing year commencing on 1 October 2010. |
13 August 2010 |
| Review of sustainability measures, deemed values and other management controls for the 2010/11 fishing year |
The Ministry of Fisheries seeks feedback from stakeholders on proposed sustainability measures, deemed values and other management controls for the 2010/11 fishing year commencing on 1 October 2010. |
26 July 2010 |
| Request for Information and Advice on Indicators to Measure Sector Outcome Performance |
The Ministry of Fisheries is seeking review and advice to assist with the development of a set of indicators to be used to monitor fisheries sector outcomes outlined in Fisheries 2030. Indicators will help the Ministry, tangata whenua and stakeholders evaluate performance against Fisheries 2030 outcomes. Fisheries 2030 provides direction for the Ministry, with one overarching goal – New Zealanders maximising benefits from the use of fisheries within environmental limits. Sound governance is, of course, critical to achieving the Fisheries 2030 outcomes. |
9 July 2010 |
| Proposed Harvest Management Measures to Support the Introduction of KBB3G and KBB4G to the QMS on 1 October 2010 |
The Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) is initiating a consultation process regarding additional harvest management measures and subsequent implementation frameworks, which are designed to support the proposed Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and associated allowances that have been consulted on previously. |
23 July 2010 |
| National Fisheries Plan for Highly Migratory Species |
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture invites submissions on the draft National Fisheries Plan for Highly Migratory Species.
The plan has been developed with input from stakeholder and iwi representatives who are members of the Fisheries Plan Advisory Group for Highly Migratory Species. The national fisheries plan for Highly Migratory Species establishes a five-year framework for managing all New Zealand fisheries for highly migratory species. The plan will be used to ensure that we strive for better fisheries management outcomes and that we are explicit in how we intend to deploy our resources so that they directly deliver on our management priorities. |
15 July 2010 |
| Proposed Totara / Ross Mātaitai Reserve - Call For Submissions |
Te Runanga o Makaawhio and Te Runanga o Ngati Waewae have jointly applied to the Minister of Fisheries to establish a mātaitai reserve on the coastline near Ross, on the west coast of the South Island. A mātaitai reserve is an identified traditional fishing ground in fisheries waters established for the purpose of non-commercial customary food gathering. |
9 July 2010 |
| Proposed Cost Recovered Fisheries Services and Cost Recovery Levies - 2010/2011 |
The Ministry is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the proposed cost recovered fisheries services and levies for 2010/11 to ensure that the cost recovery rules have been properly applied, costs are correctly allocated against fishstocks, and the Minister is adequately informed of stakeholder views when deciding on Fisheries Services for 2010/11 and setting the resultant levy order. |
21 June 2010 |
| Sea-Right Investments Ltd. - Application for Exemption from Quota Aggregation Limits |
Sea-Right Investments Ltd has made an application for exemption from the quota aggregation limits to hold quota shares in excess of 35% of the combined total allowable commercial catches that is allowed for every stock of a single species. The exemption would apply to the attached bladder kelp stocks (KBB3G and KBB4G), which will enter the Quota Management System on 1 October 2010. |
23 June 2010 |
| Maori Aquaculture Settlement - Extension of Consultation Period for Minister's Plan |
The Minister of Fisheries has extended the consultation period for the plan on the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement and is seeking your input. The Minister of Fisheries has extend the consultation period for the Plan indefinitely until the Minister provides a 60 days notice that consultation will close. |
Extended Indefinitely |