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Paper A: Overview of the Proposed Aquaculture Reforms
Paper B: Improvements to the Coastal Planning Regime for Aquaculture
Paper C: Recognition of Existing Fisheries Rights Holders
Paper D: Improving the Fisheries Compliance Regime for Aquaculture
Paper E: Transition of Existing Fish Farming Approvals into the New Regime for Aquaculture
Paper F: Transition to New Aquaculture Regime
Regulatory Impact Statement
Aquaculture Public Consultation
Aquaculture Reform
Aquatic Life Transfers
Colossal Squid
Observing the Catch
Public reveal for world famous squid
Compliance Information
Cost Recovery Levies
Cost Recovery levies - 2007
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Cost Recovery Levies - 2010
Cost Recovery Levies - 2011
Cost Recovery Review
Fisheries Communication Centre
FCC - Hours of Operation
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Vessels fishing under a High Seas Fishing Permit (H.S.F.P.)
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Quota Management System
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ACE - Tenders 2004-2
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ACE - Tenders 2007-3
ACE - Tenders 2008-2
ACE - Tenders 2009-1
ACE - Tenders 2010-3
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2011-01 Tender and PTO & KBB Quota Tender
Quota - Tenders 2005-2
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Quota - Tenders 2009-1
Quota - Tenders 2010-1
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1 October 2004 Introductions into the QMS
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Recent Management Decisions
Commercial and Recreational Potting for Species other than Rock Lobster
Commercial Harvest of Brown and Green Beachcast Seaweed
Proposed Amendment of the Fisheries Act 1996: Precautionary Approach
SQU6T Sea Lion Final Advice Paper
Related Mfish Projects
Discarding at Sea Strategy
Observer Services Strategy
Research Services Strategy
Consultations
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2011 Review of sustainability measures and management controls for Scampi (SCI 2) in the Wairarapa Region
Completed Consultations & Final Decisions
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Consultations from 2004
FAP Letter to Stakeholder
IPP Letter to Stakeholder 1
IPP Letter to Stakeholder 2
Consultations from 2005
IPP Cover Letter
IPP Cover Letter Campbell Island Rise Southern Blue Whiting Stock
Consultations from 2006
Deemed Values
Background Information
Consultation Letter
Deemed Values Review - Minister of Fisheries Final Decisions
Discussion Paper
Report of the Crown/Industry Joint Working Group on Deemed Values to the Minister of Fisheries
Submissions on the recommendations of the Joint Working Group
Northland Scallop Fishery TAC
Proposed interim measures for Hector's Dolphins
Proposed Measures for Reducing Seabird Bycatch in Swordfish Fisheries
Minister's Letter to Stakeholders
Proposed SQU6T Sea Lion Operational Plan for the 2006-07 fishing year
Recreational Regulation Review
Amendment of the recreational scallop fishing season
Introduction
Recreational issues related to taking bag limits
Red Gurnard (GUR), Blue cod (BCO) and trumpeter (TRU) recreational size limits
Appendix 1 - Maps of Fishstocks
Regulation 19A of the fishing (amateur fishing) regulations 1986
Appendix 1: Regulation 19a
Regulatory Measures for April 2007
Review of Sustainability Measures
Review of Sustainability Measures and Other Management Controls for the 2006-07 (1 October) Fishing Year - Submissions
Alfonsino (BYX 1)
Appendix 2 - Map of proposed BYX 1 sub-areas
Appendix 3 - Position of seamounts in ORH1
Appendix 4 - New Trawl BYX1 Logbook Data Sheet
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Conversion Factors
ORANGE ROUGHY - DRESSED (ORH DRE)
OREOS - DRESSED (OEO DRE)
SCHOOL SHARK – DRESSED (sCH DRE)
SILVER WAREHOU - DRESSED (swa DRE)
Introduction
Low Knowledge Stocks
Appendix 1 - Average landings by fish stock 1998 - 2005
Appendix 2 - Summary of Proposed Guidelines for Setting Deemed Values 2006
Appendix 3 - Analysis of information used to adjust deemed value rates
Orange Roughy (ORH 1)
Appendix 1 - Statutory Considerations
Appendix 2 - 2006 Draft ORH 1 Plenary Report
Minutes From The AMP Working Group Meeting Group Meeting April 2006
Orange Roughy (ORH 3B)
Appendix 1 - Techincal Information
Appendix 2 - Seamount Closures and Benthic Protected Area Proposals in ORH 3B
Paua (PAU 5A)
Appendix 1 - Statutory Considerations
Appendix 2 - Biological Characteristics
RIG (SPO 7)
Appendix 1 - Statutory Considerations
Appendix 2 - Set net catch and effort data
Statutory Obligations and Policy Guidelines
Review of Sustainability Measures and Other Management Controls for the April 2007 Fishing Year
CRA 8 Rock Lobster Fishery
Maximum size limit for freshwater eels in the north island
Appendix 1: Relationship Between Fecundity and Total Weight & Total Length for Migrant Shortfin & Longfin Eels
Appendix 2: Relative Spawning Biomass & Maximum Weights for Longfin Eel
Appendix 3: Statutory Considerations
Paua (PAU) 6 Fishery
Removal of South Island Freshwater Eel Stocks
Review of Catch Balancing
Appendix 1: Summary of Proposed Guidelines for Setting Deemed Values 2006
Appendix 2: Summary of Existing Deemed Value Guidelines 2001
Appendix 3: Fish stock categories used in the existing Catch balancing
Appendix 4: Process to Review & Recommend Adjustments to Deemed Value Rates
Appendix 5: Process Used by MFish to Groom ACE Transaction Data
Appendix 6: Stocks For Which Overfishing Thresholds & Tolerance Levels Have Been Set
RSMMC April 2007 - Contents
Schedule 5 Species
Appendix 1: Candidate Species
Appendix 2: Commerce Commission
Schedule 6 NEW Species - Otago Cockles & Surf Clams
Appendix 1: Statutory Considerations
Consultations from 2007
Amalgamation of White Warehou Quota Management Areas 5 & 6
Brown Bullhead Catfish – Code of Practice
Coromandel Scallops
Eastern Sea Farms - Final Decision
Proposed Extension To The Temporary Blue Cod Amateur Fishery Closures in Milford and Doubtful Sounds
Letter to stakeholders
Proposed Fisheries Services for 2007/08
Regulatory Measures and other Management Controls - October 2007
Devolution of ALC Registry Services
Fisheries (Cost Recovery) Rules 2001 with respect to the Benthic Protected Areas Accord
Review of Regulatory and Other Management Controls for 1 April 2008
Review of Sustainability Measures
Squid Fishery around Auckland Islands
Temporary Waiver for Licensed Fish Receiver Audit - October 2007
Consultations from 2008
Akaroa Taiapure Regulations
Amendment to the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998
Coromandel Scallop In-season TAC Review
FAP - Review of Regulatory and Other Management Controls for 1 October 2008
Harvest Strategy Standard
Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins
Amendment regulations for Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin fisheries measures
Final advice and decisions on fisheries measures
Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin - Socio-economic impact assessment
Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin draft Threat Management Plan
Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins – discussion document
Hector's and Maui's Dolphin TMP: New information
Marine Protected Areas
New Management Regime for Foreign Charter Vessels
New Purpose for Special Permits
NPOA Sharks
QMS Introductions October 2008
QMS Introductions October 2009
Review of Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks - 1 April 2008
Review of Sustainability Measures for Orange Roughy, Bluenose and the Deemed Value Rates for Selected Fishstocks
Review of Sustainability measures for Rock Lobster 7 and 8 (CRA 7 and CRA 8) - 1 April 2008
Review of Sustainability measures for Southern Blue Whiting 6B (SBW 6B) - 1 April 2008
Seabird Mitigation Measures
SPRFMO Bottom Fishery Impact Assessment
Squid Fishery around Auckland Islands (SQU6T): Final Advice Paper
Talley's Application for Exemption from Quota Aggregation Limits
Consultations from 2009
Aquaculture - Consultation on the report of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Aquaculture Management Area proposal in Wilson’s Bay, Firth of Thames
Coromandel Scallops – In-Season TAC review for the 2009-10 scallop fishing year
Deemed values for selected stocks for 1 April 2009
Flatfish (FLA 3) - Proposed In-Season TAC Increase for the 2008-09 Fishing Year
Introduction of Bladder Kelp Seaweed in Fisheries Management Areas 3 and 4 into the QMS
Introduction of redbait into the QMS on 1 October 2009
Milford & Doubtful Sounds - proposal to extend the blue cod amateur fishery closures
Review of Regulatory and other Management Controls for 1 October 2009
Review of Sustainability Measures and Other Management Controls for 1 October 2009
Review of Sustainability Measures for Red Rock Lobster Fisheries for 1 April 2009
Review of Sustainability Measures for Southern Blue Whiting 6B (SBW 6B) - 1 April 2009
Special Permit for Otago Harbour Cockles
Squid fishery around the Auckland Islands (SQU6T): Final Advice Paper
Consultations from 2010
Consultation on the Draft Research Standard for New Zealand Fisheries Science Information
Deemed Values for selected fishstocks for 1 April 2010
FAP - Review of Regulatory and Other Management Controls for 1 October 2010
FAP and Ministers' Decision Letters - Review of Regulatory and Other Management Controls for 16 December 2010
FAP and Ministers' Decision Letters - Review of Regulatory and Other Management Controls for 16 December 2010
FAP on the Management of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Final Advice Paper - 2010/11 In-Season Review of the Total Allowable Catch for the Coromandel Scallop Fishery
Flatfish (FLA3) - Proposed In-Season TAC Increase
In-season review of Southern Bluefin Tuna (STN 1)
Introduction of Patagonian Toothfish into the QMS on 1 October 2010
Measures to Support Reopening the Marlborough Sounds Amateur Blue Cod Fishery
National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-Depth Fisheries
National Fisheries Plan for Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Public consultation on proposed new marine farming zone in the Coromandel
Review of Kahawai Stocks (KAH1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10)
Review of sustainability measures and other management controls for 1 October 2010
Review of Sustainability Measures for CRA 3, CRA 4, and CRA 7 Red Rock Lobster Fisheries for 1 April 2010
Review of Sustainability Measures for Surf Clam Stocks in QMA 2 and QMA 3 for 1 April 2010
Review of Sustainablity Measures for Southern Blue Whiting 6I (SBW6I) - 1 April 2010
Wakatu Incorporation, Tasman Bay - Final Decision Paper
Consultations from 2011
Application by New Zealand Longline Ltd. to hold deepwater crab quota in excess of aggregation limits
Application by Sanford Ltd to hold Patagonian toothfish quota in excess of aggregation limit
Consultation on methodology used for valuing the impact of aquaculture on commercial quota under the regulations
Draft Seabird Policy
Review of inshore fishstock sustainability measures, deemed value rates and other management controls for the 2011/12 fishing year.
Review of sustainability measures and deemed value rates for selected deepwater fishstocks for 2011/12
Review of sustainability measures and management controls for highly migratory species for the 2011/2012 fishing year
Review of Sustainability Measures for Southern Blue Whiting - 1 April 2011
Review of the amateur set net ban for a defined area of the ECSI to manage fishing-related threats to Hector's dolphins
Setting of Sustainability Measures and Other Management Controls for Rock Lobster Fisheries for 1 April 2011
Waikato-Tainui Fisheries Regulations 2011
In-season review of the southern bluefin tuna (STN 1) fishery for 2011-12
Maori Aquaculture Settlement - Extension of Consultation Period for Minister’s Plan
Mataitai reserve application for Moutohora (Whale), Rurima, Moutoki and Tokata Islands and Whakatane coastal area
Ministerial Inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels
Proposed Ministerial Purpose for Issuing a Special Permit
Proposed Ministerial Purpose for Issuing a Special Permit
Review of Rock Lobster Commercial Concession Area Regulations
Review of Rock Lobster Sustainability Measures for 1 April 2012
Squid fishery around the Auckland Islands (SQU6T): Initial Position Paper
Corporate Information
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Fisheries 2030
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‘Please call’ plea from Fishery Officers
1999
April 1999
Buy Hoki: Ministers Welcome Decrease In Eu Fish Tariffs (08 Apr 99)
Government Fast Tracks Cost Recovery Working Group (29 Apr 99)
Luxton Approves Early Start To Oyster Season (09 Apr 99)
August 1999
Cabinet Approves Changes to Fisheries Cost Recovery Rules (23 August 1999)
Fisheries Amendment Bills Reported Back (20 AUGUST 1999)
Fishing Industry Levies And Transaction Charges For 1999/2000 (24 AUGUST 1999)
Landmark Decision - New Zealand tuna fishing case (28 August 1999)
More fishery officers to support kaimoana fishing regulations (05 AUGUST 1999)
Nelson Court Imposes Big Fines For Breaches Of Fisheries ACT (27 August 1999)
Paua Seized In Covert Opertaion Near Wainuiomata (05 August 1999)
December 1999
First North Island Customary Fishing Tangata Kaitiaki Appointed
Media Statement
Ministry Plea - Leave Coromandel Scallops to Recover
February 1999
Fisheries Amendment Bill: Change To Clause 50 (19 Feb 99)
John Luxton Announces Timing Of Consultation On Fisheries Reforms (04 Feb 99)
July 1999
Achieving Progress Together (23 July 1999)
Auckland: Honorary Fishery Officer operation snares snapper poachers (09 July 1999)
Luxton Hails Scallop Success (13 July 1999)
Ministry of Fisheries announces new provider of registry-based services (23 July 1999)
Recreational scallop season underway
Speech, Achieving Progress Together (23 July 1999)
June 1999
$5m Boost To Fisheries Reseach - Nature and extent of fisheries services for 1999/2000 (11 June 99)
Amendment Bill Meets Crown Obligations For Fisheries (22 JUNE 1999)
Fisheries Management Review Will Allow For Improvement And Innovation (04 June 99)
Major Progress Made In South Island Eel Fishery (24 June 99)
UN Fish Stocks Agreement Improves Prospect For Global Sustainability (22 JUNE 1999)
March 1999
FAO Fisheries Ministerial Meeting, Rome (10 March 99)
Luxton Announces Rock Lobster Decisions For 1999/2000 (03 Mar 99)
Luxton Closes Commercial Scallop Fishing Areas To Protect Recreational And Maori Interests (03 Mar 99)
Luxton Heads To Europe For Bilateral Talks (03 Mar 99)
May 1999
A New Era In Marine Research: Aerial Survey Off Auckland's West Coast (18 May 99)
Govt Refuses To Buy Fight With Fishing Industry (12 May 99)
Luxton Singles Out 'Blue-Ribbon' Rock Lobster For Praise (13 May 99)
Seafood Industry Conference (12 May 99)
October 1999
Government Protects Sea Lions
Sustainable Development of Ocean Resources
September 1999
Illegal use of customary permit costs over $16,000 (14 September 1999)
Locals Prompt Coromandel Shellfish Restrictions (24 September 1999)
Luxton Announces Fisheries Sustainability Measures (24 September 1999)
Luxton Moves to Protect Unique Seabed Community (24 September 1999)
Ministry of Fisheries responds to Forest & Bird Society (7 September 1999)
New Catch Levels Set for Valuable Oreo Fishery (24 September 1999)
Reduction in Commercial Fishing for Stewart Island Paua (24 September 1999)
2000
April 2000
New Zealand Government: European Union's Reduced Tariff For Hoki Imports
Oyster Disease Update
Revised timetable for salvaging Chathams wreck
August 2000
Address to the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society conference
Big fine follows Kaikoura paua bust
Gisborne rock lobster fishing extended
Gisborne rock lobster: recreational season ends, commercial continues
Official Opening For New Fisheries Office At Mount Maunganui
December 2000
Scientists Brought Into Tuna Dispute
February 2000
Earlier Start For Bluff Oyster Season
Reminder On Koura Bag Limit
January 2000
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's Report on the Management of New Zealand's Marine Environment
Sea snake identified as dangerous
July 2000
Minister's Address to NZ Recreational Fishing Council conference
NZ Bluefin Tuna Fishery Closed For Three Months
Recreational Fishing Consultation Round Casts Off
Recreational fishing discussion document released
Ross Sea toothfish
June 2000
Biodiversity Funding - Major investment in NZ's marine environment
Biodiversity Funding - Managing our oceans
Fisheries Bill a good deal for all - Cullen
March 2000
Eels to enter Quota Management System
Government to compensate fishers
High Seas Drama As Korean Vessel Flees New Zealand Waters
Industry purchase of fisheries research
Ministry directs that trawler be moved from Chathams
Oyster Disease Confirmed
Sea lion kills force closure of squid fishery
Undaria plants found on submerged vessel at Chathams
May 2000
Fishing's Future: Value Not Volume
Getting Serious About Understanding and Implementing The Fisheries Act 1996
Govt Welcomes Toothfish Catch Scheme
More undaria plants found on sunken vessel
Speech - New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Conference
November 2000