STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

New Zealand Seafood Industry Council (SeaFIC)

The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council is a company whose shares are principally held by commercial stakeholder organisations. Its primary role is the promotion and
development of the New Zealand seafood industry.

Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Ltd

The Commission was established as part of the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992. It holds in trust assets provided by the Crown prior to and after the
Settlement. Its main task is the development of a method to allocate the trust’s assets to iwi.

Environmental Sector

The Ministry interacts with a number of environmental groups with strong interests in the sustainability of fisheries and the effect of fishing on the environment:

• Environmental and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand (ECO)
• Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society 
• Greenpeace 
• World Wide Fund for Nature.

Recreational fisheries interests

The Ministry interacts with a range of groups representing recreational interests.