Factsheets

The fifteen fact sheets and activities in this resource give an overview of fishing and fisheries management issues in New Zealand.

They provide students with Social Sciences, Science and English learning experiences at levels 3, 4 and 5 of the New Zealand Curriculum framework.

For html versions of the factsheets, visit Kids Zone.

 1 - How do we value our fisheries? (PDF 685KB)
 2 - What is a fishery? (PDF 1MB)
 3 - Managing fisheries (PDF 965 KB)
 4 - Fishing on the high seas (PDF 703KB)
 5 - Customary fishing rights (PDF 471KB)
 6 - Fishing rules (PDF 838KB)
 7 - Fishery officers (PDF 958 KB)
 8 - Fisheries research (PDF 392KB)
 9 - Observers (PDF 551KB)
 10 - How to catch a fish (PDF 744 KB)
 11 - Effect of human behaviour (PDF 900KB)
 12 - Environmental issues (PDF 940KB)
 13 - Marine Biodiversity (PDF 1.2MB)
 14 - Highly Migratory Species of fish (PDF 751KB)
 15 - World’s Largest Squid (PDF 357KB)

Related links

1 - How do we value our fisheries?

• Commercial Fishing
• Recreational Fishing
• Maori Customary Fisheries
• Environmental Issues

2 - What is a fishery?

• NZ Fisheries at a Glance
• Shared Fisheries
• Fisheries Plans

3 - Managing fisheries

• Status of New Zealand Fisheries
• Fisheries Plans

4 - Fishing on the high seas

• International Fishing
• South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
• Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
• Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
• Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
• United Nations report - The Agreement on High Seas Fishing: An Update
• Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Fisheries

5 - Customary fishing rights

• Maori Customary Fisheries
• Te Ohu Kaimoana
• Treaty Tribes Coalition
• Extension Service Team / Pou Takawaenga

6 - Fishing rules

• Recreational Fishing Rules

7 - Fishery officers

• Fisheries Compliance

8 - Fisheries research

• Fisheries Sciences
• Research Opportunities
• NIWA - Coasts & Oceans
• Chatham/Challenger Project
• IPY/CAML Project

9 - Observers

• Jobs We Do - MFish Observer Programme

10 - How to catch a fish

• Fishing Methods

11 - Effect of human behaviour

• Environmental Issues
• Keep New Zealand Beautiful
• Recreational Fishing Rules
• Report Illegal Fishing Activity online form

12 - Environmental issues

• Habitat Protection & Research
• Environmental Issues
• Benthic Protection Areas
• United Nations Environment Program
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Environmental Monitoring and Action Project (includes National Waterways Project)

13 - Marine Biodiversity

• MFish - Fisheries & Their Ecosystems
• Biodiversity New Zealand
• Department of Conservation - Marine Reserves & Other Protected Areas

14 - Highly Migratory Species of fish

•  Fisheries Plans - Highly Migratory Species

15 - World’s Largest Squid

• World's Largest Squid Finds its Final Resting Place
• Toothfish, Conservation and Observers