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 |
96 |
| Individual stocks in the QMS |
618 |
| Information available on stock status2 |
65% |
| Stocks at or near target level3 |
85% |
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Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture |
|
| Total export value 2006 (FOB) |
$1.3 billion |
| Capture fisheries |
$1.1 billion |
| Aquaculture4 |
$242 million |
| Direct subsidies |
Nil |
| Total quota value5 |
$3.8 billion |
| Persons with quota holding |
1,678 |
| Commercial fishing vessels |
1,372 |
| Processors and Licensed Fish Receivers |
229 |
| Direct employment (full time equivalents)6 |
7,155 |
| Allowable take (TACC)7 |
589,000 tonnes |
| Actual take (in NZ EEZ) |
517,000 tonnes |
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Customary Fisheries |
|
| Tangata Tiaki appointed (South Island) |
134 |
| Tangata Kaitiaki appointed (North Island) |
176 |
| Temporary closures |
5 |
| Taiapure-local fisheries |
8 |
| Mätaitai reserves |
6 |
| Customary take provided for within the TAC |
4,688 tonnes |
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Recreational Fisheries8 |
|
| 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) |
$93.7 million |
| Net assets |
$12.6 million |
| Staff as at 31 March 2007 (FTEs) |
437 |
| Honorary Fishery Officers |
166 |
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