ACE Annual Catch Entitlement CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna. CCAMLR Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. 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 Either the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 Regulations or the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. Deemed Values Charges for fish caught in excess of quota holding. EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone IMO International Maritime Organisation ITQ Individual Transferable Quota – a property right within the Quota Management System giving the holder the perpetual right, which can be traded and transferred, to fish for a particular species. LFR Licensed Fish Receiver. Mahinga kai Places where customary food gathering is undertaken. Mätaitai Reserve An identified traditional fishing ground established as a reserve under either the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 or the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. A mätaitai reserve may be managed by tangata whenua for non-commercial purposes, through bylaws approved by the Minister. 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. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Quota A tradeable property right to harvest the particular species for which quota is held by the fisher. |
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Quota Management System (QMS) The means by which the Ministry of Fisheries manages the property right
held by the fisher. 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 based on the Treaty of Waitangi
acknowledges the particular interest the 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. TAC Total Allowable Catch. The amount of fish able 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. Taiapure Taiapure/Local fisheries are areas established under Part IX of the Fisheries Act 1996, where committee nominated by the local Mäori community may recommend the making of regulations to manage all types of fishing. Tangata kaitiaki/Tangata Tiaki/Kaitiaki Means any person or persons appointed under the customary fishing regulations to manage customary food gathering or a mätaitai reserve. UNIA United Nations Implementing Agreement. Utilisation Conserving, using, enhancing and developing fisheries resources to enable people to provide for their social, economic and cultural well-being. |