Output 32 International utilisation and sustainability reported
Description Managing existing regional fisheries arrangements including:
- Ensuring catch limits are set at sustainable levels
- Providing access and catch allocations for New Zealand
- Monitoring New Zealand catch limits
- Compliance with catch certification processes
- Developing management tools consistent with the New Zealand management approach.
Performance Expectations
Performance expectations table.
| Dimension | Description | Target | Actual |
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| Quality | % of agreed milestones achieved to specified quality standards | 100% | 100% |
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| Cost | % variance actual vs. budget | <=5% | 4% |
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| Time | % of agreed milestones achieved | >=80% | 75% |
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Linkage to contributing outcomes
This output links to the contributing outcome "Maintain the integrity of the existing fisheries management and marine biosecurity frameworks" through the development and ratification of frameworks and arrangements for international fisheries.
Table of actual performance of milestones.
| Milestone | Quality & Time | Commentary |
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Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Provide an active and positive contribution to meetings, with the New Zealand position approved by Ministers two weeks prior to the convening of international fora. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Not achieved | The Ministry provided input into position papers sent to Ministers in advance of CCAMLR XXII. The Minister approved the position paper on 17 October 2003.
Ministry officials attended CCAMLR XXII (27 October-7 November 2003) as part of the New Zealand delegation. |
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Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
Provide an active and constructive contribution to meetings, with the New Zealand position approved by the Minister two weeks prior to presentation to international fora. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Not achieved | The negotiating brief for CCSBT10 was approved by Ministers on 29 September 2003, in advance of meeting in Christchurch on 7-10 October 2003.
Decisions were made on some critical unresolved issues, such as sustainable catch limits.
The Ministry of Fisheries led the New Zealand delegation to the Ecologically Related Species Working Group of CCSBT held 2-5 February 2004. A briefing paper was sent to the Minister on 23 January 2004.
Ministry officials also led discussions with South Africa on behalf of the Commission on conditions of their accession to the Convention. |
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South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Arrangement
Provide an active and constructive contribution to South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy management meetings, with the New Zealand position approved by the Minister two weeks prior to presentation to international fora. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Achieved | The New Zealand proposal for management of the fishery was finalised in an exchange of letters between the New Zealand and Australian Ministers on 14 July 2003. Discussions were held with Australian officials and the Arrangement was amended, resulting in a significant decrease in the TAC. The amended Arrangement will run for the next 3 years. New Zealand’s new national allocations were gazetted on 10 July 2003 and 10 June 2004. |
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Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Provide an active and constructive contribution to PrepCon meetings, with the New Zealand position approved by the Minister two weeks prior to presentation to international fora. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Achieved | Cabinet agreed to New Zealand ratification of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Convention on 28 July 2003.
Input provided to New Zealand negotiating position and brief signed by Minister on 24 September 2003 for PrepCon V held in Rarotonga from 29 September-3 October, and meeting attended.
Regulations to enable New Zealand to meet its obligations under the Convention were developed, and considered by Cabinet and were gazetted on 1 December 2003. New Zealand’s instrument of ratification for the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Convention was lodged with the Depository on 19 December 2003.
PrepCon is on track to have its work completed in time for the first meeting of the Commission in December 2004.
The application of the new Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) Highly Migratory Species (HMS) regulations was notified in the Gazette on 20 May 2004. |
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