Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 1999
- Our Vision
- Principal Functions
- Chief Executive's Overview
- The Way Forward
- Key Achievements
- The Ministry
- 1998/99 Financial Performance
- References
- Information Resources
- Terms and Definitions Used
- Legislation Administered by the Ministry of Fisheries
- Ministry Directory
Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 1999
References
Information Resources
Sustainability databases
(a) Commercial catch effort and scientific observer catch effort databases used for stock assessment, environmental performance management, policy evaluation, evidence of misreporting of catch effort and monitoring overall integrity of the fisheries management regime.
(b) Research databases managed for MFish by NIWA, including electronic datasets such as trawl surveys, recreational surveys and acoustic data and physical specimens such as otoliths.
Quota management systems
Fisheries utilisation management system comprising quota holdings, transfers, deemed values, vessel registration and permitting.
Compliance and enforcement information
Information systems, including the Vessel Monitoring System and the Secure Intelligence Database System to monitor fishing activity and assist in the detection of offences.
Reference Files
Reference files common to fisheries management systems, including species codes, client identification and vessel identification.
Documents
Fisheries management policy and decision making documents comprising word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Accounting
Information systems comprising general ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, fixed assets, report writing modules and time management systems.
Human Resources
Human Resources information database, payroll systems and report writer modules.
Terms and Definitions Used
APEC |
Asia and Pacific Economic Co-operation |
CCSBT |
Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
Cost Recovery |
The recovery from the commercial fishing industry of the costs incurred by the Crown to manage New Zealand's fisheries resources as a result of the existence or activities of the commercial fishing industry |
Customary Fishing Regulations |
Either the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 or the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 |
Deemed Values |
Charges for fish caught in excess of quota holding |
ITQ |
Individual Transferable Quota - a property right within the QMS giving the commercial holder a perpetual right to fish for a particular species |
Mahinga kai |
Places where customary food gathering is undertaken |
Mataitai Reserve |
An identified traditional fishing ground established as a reserve under either "customary fishing regulation". A m-ataitai reserve may be managed by tangata whenua for non-commercial purposes, through bylaws approved by the Minister. |
MFish |
The Ministry of Fisheries |
Monthly Balances |
The difference between the amount of each species of fish caught by the quota holder and the total quota by species available to that fisher during the fishing year |
NIWA |
The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Quota |
A tradeable property right held by the fisher to fish particular species |
Quota Management System (QMS) |
The primary mechanism for managing commercial fisheries in NZ |
Stakeholders |
Persons and organisations who have a shared interest in the utilisation of fisheries resources and the sustainability of those resources. These include: - agencies and groups with interests in marine ecosystems and the fisheries environment
- recreational fishers
- commercial fishers and other members of the seafood industry.
The nature of the special relationship between the Crown and Maori acknowledges the particular interest Maori have in the utilisation of fisheries resources and their sustainability. |
Sustainability |
The capacity of fisheries resources to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations |
Taiapure |
Taiapure/Local fisheries are areas established under Part IX of the Fisheries Act,where a committee nominated by the local Maori community may recommend the making of regulations to manage all types of fishing |
Tangata
Kaitiaki/Tiaki, Tangata
Tiaki/Kaitiaki |
Means any person or persons appointed under the customary fishing regulations to manage customary food gathering or a mataitai reserve |
TAC |
Total Allowable Catch. The amount of fish to be taken in any one year without impairing the future sustainable yields of the resources |
TACC |
Total Allowable Commercial Catch. The amount of fish able to be taken in any one year by the commercial fisheries sector |
Utilisation |
Conserving, using, enhancing and developing fisheries resources to enable people to provide for their social, economic and cultural well-being |
Legislation Administered by the Ministry of Fisheries
at 30 June 1999
Public Acts
Driftnet Prohibition Act 1991
Fisheries Act 1983
Fisheries Act 1996
Fisheries (Quota Operations Validation) Act 1997
Fishing Industry Board Act 1963
Maori Fisheries Act 1989
Marine Farming Act 1971
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995 1
Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992
Subordinate Legislation
Regulations
Fish Export Licensing Regulations 1982
Fish Export Processing Regulations 1995
Fish Levy Regulations 1976
Fisheries (1995-96 Jack Mackerel Quota) Regulations (No 2) 1995
Fisheries (1997 Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Quota) Regulations 1997
Fisheries (Allocation of Individual Catch Entitlement) Regulations 1999
Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Catch Against Quota) Regulations 1993
Fisheries (Central Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing ) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Form of Transfer or Lease of Quota) Regulations 1993
Fisheries (Form of Transfer or Lease of Quota) Regulations 1997
Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998
Fisheries (Lake Ellesmere Eel Fishery) Regulations 1997
Fisheries (Licensed Fish Receivers) Regulations 1997
Fisheries (Record Keeping) Regulations 1990
Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 1990
Fisheries (Satellite Vessel Monitoring) Regulations 1993
Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (Southern Bluefin Tuna Quota) Regulations 1995
Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998
Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1991
Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986
Fisheries (South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Fishery) Regulations 1998
Fisheries (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996
Fisheries (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1997
Fisheries (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1998
Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983
Freshwater Fish Farming Regulations 1983
Marine Farming (Fees) Regulations 1997
Notices
Fisheries (1986-87 Commercial Quotas Allocation) Notice 1986
Fisheries (1987-88 Jack Mackerel Quota Allocation) Notice 1987
Fisheries (1995-96 Jack Mackerel Quota Allocation) Notice 1996
Fisheries (1997 Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Quota Allocation) Notice 1997
Fisheries (Conversion Factors) Notice 1996
Fisheries (Declaration of New Stock Subject to Quota Management System) Notice 1997
Fisheries (Dunedin Commercial Fishing Restrictions) Notice 1983
Fisheries (Eastern Beach Temporary Closure) Notice 1999
Fisheries (Hastings Commercial Fishing Restrictions) Notice 1983
Fisheries (Jack Mackerel Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice 1987
Fisheries (Jack Mackerel Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice (No 2) 1987
Fisheries (Lake Ellesmere Eel Quota Allocation) Notice 1997
Fisheries (Nelson/Marlborough Dredge Oyster Fishery Season) Notice 1999
Fisheries (Northland Scallop Fishery Season) Notice 1998
Fisheries (Northland Scallop Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice 1998
Fisheries (Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches and Catch Histories) Notice 1986
Fisheries (Southern Scallop Fishery Season) Notice 1999
Fisheries (Squid Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches and Catch Histories) Notice 1987
Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch) Notice (No2) 1997
Fisheries (Total Allowable Catches) Notice 1998
Fisheries (Total Allowable Catches) Notice (No2) 1998
Orders
Commodity Levies (Southern Scallops) Order 1996
Fisheries Act Commencement Order 1996
Fisheries Act Commencement Order (No 2) 1996
Fisheries Act Commencement Order 1997
Fisheries Act Commencement Order (No 2) 1997
Fisheries Act Commencement Order 1998
Fisheries Amendment Act Commencement Order 1990
Fisheries (Cost Recovery Levies) Order 1998
Fisheries (Crown Contribution) Order 1995
Fisheries (Expiry of Southern Scallop Levy Provisions) Order 1996
Fisheries (Foveaux Strait Dredge Oyster Fishery) Decontrolling Order 1997
Fisheries (Hauraki Gulf Wetfish Controlled Fishery) Cancellation Order 1986
Fisheries (Lake Ellesmere Eel Fishery) Decontrolling Order 1997
Fisheries (Maketu Taiapure) Order 1996
Fisheries (Palliser Bay Taiapure) Order 1995
Fisheries (Porangahou Taiapure) Order 1996
Fisheries (Quota Operations Validation Appointment Date) Order 1997
Fisheries (Rock Lobster Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Order 1996
Fisheries (Southern Scallop Fishery Annual Allowable Catch) Order 1995
Fisheries (Waikare Inlet Taiapure) Order 1997
Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act Commencement Order 1992
Ministry Directory
Head Office
P O Box 1020, Wellington
(ASB Bank House, 101-103 The Terrace) |
Phone: (04) 470 2600
Fax: (04) 470 2686 |
Kaitaia Office
P O Box 143, Kaitaia
(Braidwood House, 5 Allen Bell Drive, Kaitaia) |
Phone: (09) 408 2936
Fax: (09) 408 2951 |
Whangarei Office
Private Bag 9013, Whangarei
(17 Keyte Street Kensington, Whangarei) |
Phone: (09) 430 3310
Fax: (09) 437 1851 |
Auckland Office
P O Box 3437, Auckland
(23 Hargreaves St, College Hill, Ponsonby, Auckland) |
Phone: (09) 379 4700
or (09) 366 0318
Fax: (09) 377 4245 |
Tauranga Office
P O Box 13-125, Tauranga
(Cnr of Elizabeth and Durham Streets, Tauranga) |
Phone: (07) 577 1640
Fax: (07) 577 9621 |
Gisborne Office
P O Box 646
(142 Peel Street, Gisborne) |
Phone: (06) 868 7160
Fax: (06) 867 0071 |
Napier Office
P O Box 2034, Napier
(Waghorne Street, Ahuriri, Napier) |
Phone: (06) 835 1065
Fax: (06) 835 0405 |
New Plymouth Office
P O Box 344, New Plymouth
(Police Station, 31 Wynyard Street, Bell Block, New Plymouth) |
Phone: (06) 755 1149 |
Wellington Office (Feltex House)
P O Box 297, Wellington
(156-158 Victoria Street, Wellington) |
Phone: (04) 460 4600
Fax: (04) 460 4601 |
Nelson Office
Private Bag 14, Port Nelson, Nelson
(118 Vickerman Street, Port Nelson, Nelson) |
Phone: (03) 548 1069
Fax: (03) 546 9327 |
Christchurch Office
P O Box 8324, Christchurch
(585 Wairakei Road, Christchurch) |
Phone: (03) 358 0812
Fax: (03) 358 0817 |
Dunedin Office
Private Bag 1926, Dunedin
(1st Floor, 45 Filleul Street, Dunedin) |
Phone: (03) 474 0333
Fax: (03) 477 6275 |
Invercargill Office
P O Box 1065, Invercargill
(1st Floor, 137 Spey Street, Invercargill) |
Phone: (03) 214 2640
Fax: (03) 214 4325 |
Chatham Islands Office
P O Box 72 Waitangi |
Phone: (03) 305 0004
Fax: (03) 305 0411 |
Internet homepage:
http://www.fish.govt.nz |
Internet e-mail:
comms@fish.govt.nz |
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Auditor
Ernst and Young - On Behalf of the Controller and Auditor-General
PO Box 490
Wellington
Telephone: +64-04-499 4888
Facsimile: +64-04-495 7400 |
Banker
Westpac Banking Corporation
New Zealand Government Branch
PO Box 691
Wellington
Telephone: +64-04-496 6900
Facsimile: +64-04-496 6997 |
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Administered by Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry