Environment |
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| NZ Marine Fisheries Waters (EEZ and Territorial Sea) |
4.4 million km2 |
| NZ Coastline |
15,000 km |
| Marine species described1 |
8,000 |
| Species commercially fished |
130 |
| Productivity of the fishery |
Medium |
| Ecosystems |
Diverse |
| Climate |
Sub-tropical to sub-Antarctic |
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Quota Management System Stocks |
|
| Number of species/species complexes in the QMS |
94 |
| Individual stocks in the QMS |
619 |
| Information available on stock status2 |
60-70% |
| Stocks at or near target level3 |
82% |
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Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture |
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| Total export value 2005 (FOB) |
$1.2 billion |
| Capture fisheries |
$1.0 billion |
| Aquaculture |
$200 million |
| Direct subsidies |
Nil |
| Total quota value4 |
$3.5 billion |
| Persons with quota holding |
2,432 |
| Commercial fishing vessels |
1,365 |
| Processors and Licensed Fish Receivers |
227 |
| Direct employment (full time equivalents)5 |
10,500 |
| Direct and indirect employment (full time equivalents) |
26,000 tonnes |
| Actual take (in NZ EEZ) |
505,000 tonnes |
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Customary Fisheries |
|
| Tangata Tiaki appointed (South Island) |
134 |
| Tangata Kaitiaki appointed (North Island) |
148 |
| Temporary closures |
6 |
| Taiapure-local fisheries |
7 |
| Mätaitai reserves |
5 |
| Estimated annual take |
not known |
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Recreational Fisheries6 |
|
| Estimated participation (as a % of the total NZ population) |
20% |
| Estimated annual take |
25,000 tonnes |
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Ministry of Fisheries |
|
| Budget 2007/08 (excl GST) |
$89.4 million |
| Net assets |
$12.8 million |
| Staff as at 30 June 2006 (FTEs) |
408 |
| Honorary Fishery Officers |
149 |
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