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Committed

to producing sustainable seafood

Our vision

To be trusted as the best managed
deepwater fisheries in the world

Mitigation

We mitigate environmental interactions
and regularly monitor our performance
to ensure this is effective.

Natural seafood

We provide natural seafood from New Zealand's wild waters. Customers can buy with confidence.

Verification

We verify our performance
with independent assessments
against international best practice.

Partnerships

We work collaboratively with Government,
scientists, NGOs and other interest groups.

Deepwater Group represents quota owners of New Zealand deepwater fisheries.

Our role is to unite and assist quota owners to manage the sustainability of these wild fisheries in collaboration with government, scientists, and others to ensure New Zealand’s deepwater fisheries resources are managed to optimise their long-term sustainable yields.

Towards a deeper understanding

Deepwater Group reports on its achievements since 2005. Click here to download a summary of the report.
Fisheries Management

New Zealand has been ranked as one of the most well-managed fisheries in the world. Various tools are used to ensure fisheries remain healthy and productive.
Certification

19 Deepwater fisheries are certified as ecologically sustainable by Marine Stewardship Council (2 hake, 2 hoki, 10 ling, 3 orange roughy and 2 southern blue whiting fisheries).
Environment Select Committee

Read DWG's Submission to the Environment Select Committee on Seamounts and Bottom Trawling
Environmental Care

Fisheries work to ensure their effects on
the wider ecosystem are as sustainable as their catches.
Operational Procedures

OPs are an important part of our businesses and give confidence to the Minister and others that we are doing our jobs well with regular review and improvement

to producing sustainable seafood

To be trusted as the best manageddeepwater fisheries in the world

We mitigate environmental interactionsand regularly monitor our performanceto ensure this is effective.

We provide natural seafood from New Zealand's wild waters. Customers can buy with confidence.

We verify our performancewith independent assessmentsagainst international best practice.

We work collaboratively with Government,scientists, NGOs and other interest groups.

Deepwater Group represents quota owners of New Zealand deepwater fisheries.

Towards a deeper understanding

Fisheries Management

Certification

Environment Select Committee

Environmental Care

Operational Procedures

To be trusted as the best managed
deepwater fisheries in the world

We mitigate environmental interactions
and regularly monitor our performance
to ensure this is effective.

We verify our performance
with independent assessments
against international best practice.

We work collaboratively with Government,
scientists, NGOs and other interest groups.