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The trawl fisheries for hake (HAK 1, HAK 4), hoki (HOK 1 East and West) and ling (LIN 3, LIN 4, LIN 5, LIN 6, LIN 7) are MSC certified. They passed the fourth surveillance audit in 2023 and are being re-assessed in 2024.

To view Lloyd's Register's Surveillance Report from October 2023 - click here.

Deepwater Council makes all non-confidential information provided to the Conformance Assessment Body publicly available on this webpage to ensure all documents are easily accessible by all participants.

A summary of the key information from these references can be found in the Situation Report [click here].

MSC sets the highest independent science-based international seafood sustainability standards, covering three broad principles:

PRINCIPLE 1 - SUSTAINABLE FISH STOCKS

"A fishery must be conducted in a manner that does not lead to over-fishing or depletion of the exploited populations and, for those populations that are depleted, the fishery must be conducted in a manner that demonstrably leads to their recovery."

This principle intends to ensure that the productive capacities of the resources are maintained at high levels and are not sacrificed in favour of short-term interests.

Key P1 References

Ballara, S.L. (2019). A descriptive analysis of all ling (Genypterus blacodes) fisheries, and CPUE for ling fisheries in LIN 5&6, from 1990 to 2017. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2019/49. 88 p. [click here] 

Bull, B; Francis, R I C C; Dunn, A; McKenzie, A; Gilbert, D J; Smith, M H; Bian, R; Fu, D (2012) CASAL (C++ algorithmic stock assessment laboratory): CASAL user manual v2.30-2012/03/21. NIWA Technical Report 135. 280 p. [click here]

Dunn, M.R. & Langley, A. (2018). A review of the hoki stock assessment in 2018. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2018/42. 55 p. [click here]

Dunn, A; Horn, P L; Cordue, P L; Kendrick, T H (2000) Stock assessment of hake (Merluccius australis) for the 1999–2000 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2000/50. 50 p. [click here]

Dunn, A; Mormede, S; Webber, D N (2021a) Descriptive analysis and stock assessment model inputs of hake (Merluccius australis) in the Sub-Antarctic (HAK 1) for the 2020–21 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2021/74. 52 p. [click here]

Dunn, A; Mormede, S; Webber, D N (2021b) Stock assessment of hake (Merluccius australis) in the Sub-Antarctic (HAK 1) for the 2020–21 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2021/75. 37 p. [click here]

Dunn, A; Mormede, S; Webber, D N (in prep) Stock assessment of hake (Merluccius australis) on the west coast South Island (HAK 7) for the 2021–22 fishing year. Draft New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report.

DWG (2022). DWG Operational Procedures for 2022-23. Update for Operational Managers and Vessels. 2 p. [click here]

FNZ (2021). Review of Sustainability Measures for the 2021-22 October Round. Fisheries New Zealand Decision Paper. 275 p. [click here]

FNZ (2021a). Changes to sustainability measures for the 2021 October Round. 16 p. [click here]

FNZ (2022) Changes to sustainability measures for the 2022 October Round. [click here]

FNZ (2023). Fisheries Assessment Plenary May 2023: Stock Assessments and Stock Status, Vol. 1 Introductory Sections and Alfonsino to Hoki (Hake pp. 553-588; Hoki pp.589-633). [click here]

FNZ (2023a). Fisheries Assessment Plenary May 2023: Stock Assessments and Stock Status, Vol. 2 Horse mussel to Red crab (Ling pp.795-842). [click here]

Holmes, S J (2021) Stock assessment of hake (Merluccius australis) on Chatham Rise (HAK 4) for the 2019–20 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2021/22. 55 p. [click here]

Kienzle, M (2021) Stock assessment for ling off the west coast South Island (LIN 7WC) to the 2018–19 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2021/18. 22 p. [click here] 

Langley, A.D. (2020). Review of the 2019 hoki stock assessment. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2020/28. 52 p. [click here] 

MacGibbon, D.J., Ballara, S.L., Schimel, A.C.G. and O’Driscoll, R.L. (2019). Trawl survey of hoki and middle-depth species in the Southland and Sub-Antarctic areas, November–December 2018 (TAN1811). New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2019/71. 96 p. [click here] 

Mormede, S.; Dunn, A.; Webber, D.N. (2023). Spatial-temporal standardisation of commercial longline and trawl survey catches of ling on the Chatham Rise (LIN 3&4) up to 2020–21. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2023/13. 10 p. [click here]

Mormede, S; Dunn, A; Webber, D N (2023) Descriptive analysis of ling (Genypterus blacodes) off the west coast South Island (LIN 7WC) up to 2021–22 and inputs for the 2023 stock assessment. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2023/51. 91p.

Mormede, S.; Dunn, A.; Webber, D.N. (2023). Stock assessment of ling (Genypterus blacodes) on the Chatham Rise (LIN3&4) for the 2021–22 fishing year. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2023/14. 39 p. [click here]

Mormede, S; Dunn, A; Webber, D N (2024) The 2023 stock assessment of ling off the west coast South Island (LIN 7WC). New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2024/02. 23p.

Mormede, S. (2024 draft). Developing a Management Strategy Evaluation for ling. Initial results. DWWG presentation, 3 April 2024. Presentation to Deep Water Working Group.

Mormede, S; Dunn, A; Webber, D N (in prep a) Descriptive analysis of ling in the Sub-Antarctic (LIN 5&6 and LIN 6B) up to 2023 and inputs for the 2024 stock assessment. Draft New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report.

Mormede, S; Dunn, A; Webber, D N (in prep b) Stock hypothesis for ling in the Sub-Antarctic (LIN 5&6 and LIN 6B). Draft New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report.

Mormede, S; Dunn, A; Webber, D N (in prep c) The 2024 stock assessment of ling (Genypterus blacodes) in the Sub-Antarctic (LIN 5&6 and LIN 6B). Draft New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report.

O’Driscoll, R.L. and Ballara, S.L. (2019). Trawl and acoustic survey of hoki and middle depth fish abundance on the west coast South Island, July–August 2018 (TAN1807). New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2019/19. 120 p. [click here] 

O’Driscoll, R. L. & Escobar-Flores, P. (2020). Acoustic survey of spawning hoki in Cook Strait and off the east coast South Island during winter 2019. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2020/21. 39 p. [click here] 

Stevens, D.W.; Ballara, S.L.; Escobar-Flores, P.C.; O’Driscoll, R.L. (2023). Trawl survey of hoki and middle depth species on the Chatham Rise, January 2022 (TAN2201). New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2023/24. 122 p. [click here]

Saunders, R.J.; Ballara, S.; Hart, A.; Sutton, C.P. (2022). Catch-at-age for hake (Merluccius australis) and ling (Genypterus blacodes) for the 2019–20 fishing year and from a research trawl survey in 2020, and a summary of the available data sets from the New Zealand EEZ. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2022/09. 95 p. [click here]

 

PRINCIPLE 2 - MINIMAL IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

"Fishing operations should allow for the maintenance of the structure, productivity, function and diversity of the ecosystem (including habitat and associated dependent and ecologically related species) on which the fishery depends."

This principle intends to encourage the management of fisheries from an ecosystem perspective under a system designed to restrain the impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem.

Key P2 References

Abraham, E.R., Neubauer, P., Berkenbusch, K. & Richard, Y. (2017). Assessment of the risk to New Zealand marine mammals from commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report 189. [click here]

ACAP. (2009). Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels Species assessment: Buller’s Albatross Thalassarche bulleri. [click here]

Anderson, O.F., Edwards, C.T.T. & Ballara (2019). Non-target fish and invertebrate catch and discards in New Zealand hoki, hake, ling, silver warehou, and white warehou trawl fisheries from 1990–91 to 2016–17. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 220. 117 p. [click here]

Anderson, O., Schnabel, K., Bowden, D., Davey, N. & Hart, A. (2023). Identification of protected coral hotspots using species distribution modelling. Report prepared for Project POP2021-02, Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. 63 p. [click here]

Baird, S.J. and Mules, R. (2021). Extent of bottom contact by commercial trawling and dredging in New Zealand waters, 1989–90 to 2018–19. Draft New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 260. 161 p. [click here] 

Baker, B., Jensz, K. (2019). 2018 aerial survey of Salvin's albatross at the Bounty Islands. Final report to the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. Latitude 42, Australia. 11 p. [click here] 

Baker, C.S., Boren, L., Childerhouse, S., Constantine, R., van Helden, A., Lundquist, D., Rayment W., Rolfe,J.R. (2019). Conservation status of New Zealand marine mammals, 2019. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 29. 18 p. [click here] 

Bell, E.A., Lamb, S. & Maclean, C. (2023). Key demographic parameters and population trends of tākoketai/black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) on Aotea/Great Barrier Island: 2022/23. Unpublished Wildlife Management International Ltd. Technical Report to the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation, Wellington. [click here]

Berkenbusch, K., Abraham, E.R. & Torres, L. (2013). New Zealand marine mammals and commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 119. [click here]

Burgin, D., and Ray, S. 2022. Flesh-footed shearwater population monitoring and estimates: 2021/22 season. POP2021-04 final report prepared by Wildlife Management International Limited for the Department of Conservation, Wellington. 24p. [click here]

Cleal, J. (2019). Deepwater Group Environmental Liaison Officer (ELO) Report 2018-19. 10 p. [click here] 

Cleal, J. (2020). Deepwater Group Environmental Liaison Officer (ELO) Report for the 2019-20 Fishing Year. 7 p. [click here] 

Cleal, J. (2021). Deepwater Group Environmental Liaison Officer (ELO) Report for the 2020-21 Fishing Year. 7 p. [click here]

Cleal, J. (2022). Deepwater Group Environmental Liaison Officer (ELO) Report for the 2021-22 Fishing Year. 9 p [click here]

Cleal, J. (2023). Deepwater Group Environmental Liaison Officer (ELO) Report for the 2022-23 Fishing Year. [click here]

Cummings, V., Lundquist, C., Dunn, M., Francis, M., Horn, P., Law, C., . . . Mielbrecht, E. (2021b). Assessment of potential effects of climate-related changes in coastal and offshore waters on New Zealand’s seafood sector. Wellington: Fisheries New Zealand. Retrieved from: [click here]

DOC & MPI (2017). New Zealand sea lion/rāpoka Threat Management Plan 2017 – 2022. 17 p. [click here] 

DOC (2022). Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy, Implementation Plan. 52 p.  [click here]

DOC (2023). Conservation Services Programme Annual Plan 2023/24. [click here]

DOC (2024). Conservation Services Programme DRAFT Annual Plan 2024/25. [click here]

Dragonfly (2019). Protected species bycatch 2002-03 to 2017-18. [click here] 

DWC (2023). Seasonal mitigation measures for hoki target trawl in FMA 3 & 4. Circular to vessels for completion and addition to Operational Procedures manual. 1 p.

DWG (2022). Operational Procedures. [click here] 

Edwards, C. T. T. & Dunn, A. (2021). Assessment of risk factors for seabird net captures in selected sub-Antarctic trawl fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 266. p. 51. Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington.  [click here]

Edwards, C.T.T., Peatman, T., Goad D. & Webber, D.N. (2023). Update to the risk assessment for New Zealand seabirds. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 314. 66 p. [click here]

Edwards, C., Peatman, T., Goad, D. & Webber, D. (2023a). Fishery data inputs for the New Zealand Seabird Risk Assessment. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 313. 117 p.

Edwards, C.T.T.; Mormede, S. (2023). Temporal and spatial distribution of nontarget catch and non-target catch species in deepwater fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 303. 81 p. [click here]

Elliot, G.; Walker K. (2022). Estimating the number of white-chinned petrels breeding on Antipodes Island. POP2019-03 Final Report for the Department of Conservation. Albatross Research, Nelson. 17 pp. [click here]

Finucci, B., Edwards, C.T.T., Anderson, O.F. and Ballara, S.L. (2019). Fish and invertebrate bycatch in New Zealand deepwater fisheries from 1990-91 to 2016-17.  New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity report No. 210. 77 p.  [click here] 

FNZ (2019). National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries 2019. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2019/03. 34 p. [click here]

FNZ (2019). Operational Plan to manage the incidental capture of New Zealand sea lions in the southern squid trawl fishery (SQU6T). V 1.0. 9 p. [click here]

FNZ (2019a). Protected Fish Species Reporting Requirements for Non-Fish/Protected Species. Fisheries Management Fact Sheet 5. 3 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2020).  National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020. Supporting Document. 49 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2020a). National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020. Seabird Annual Report 2018/19. Fisheries New Zealand Information Paper No: 2020/08. 67 p. [click here]   

FNZ (2020b). National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020. Implementation Plan v2. 14 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2020). Spatially Explicit Fisheries Risk Assessment (SEFRA) - Technical Summary. Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review, Chapter 3. [click here]

FNZ (2021). Annual Review Report for Deepwater Fisheries 2019/20. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2021/02. [click here]

FNZ (2022). Benthic (seabed) impacts – Technical Summary. Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review, Chapter 11. [click here]

FNZ (2021). Protected species bycatch 2002-03 to 2019-20. [click here] 

FNZ (2022). Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2021. Compiled by the Aquatic Environment Team, Fisheries Science and Information, Fisheries New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand. 779 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2022a) National Plan of Action - Seabirds 2020 Seabird Annual Report 2020/21. Fisheries New Zealand Information Paper No: 2022/02 [click here]

FNZ (2023). Deepwater Annual Review Report 2021/22. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2023/01. [click here]

FNZ (2022c). Annual Operational Plan for Deepwater Fisheries 2022/23. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2022/01. [click here]  

Gilman, E., Musyl, M., Suuronen, P. et al. (2021). Highest risk abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear. Sci Rep 11, 7195. [click here]

Francis, M. (2017). Review of commercial fishery interactions and population information for New Zealand basking shark. Prepared for Department of Conservation. 44 p. [click here] 

Helson, J., Leslie, S., Clement, G., Wells, R. and Wood, R. (2010). Private rights, public benefits: Industry-driven seabed protection. Marine Policy 34, 557–566. [click here] 

Hiddink, J. G., Jennings, S. J., Sciberras, M., Szostek, C. L., Hughes, K. M., Ellis, N., Rijnsdorp, A. D., McConnaughey, R. A., Mazor, T., Hilborn, R., Collie, J. S., Pitcher, C. R., Amoroso, R. O., Parma, A. M., Suuronen, P. & Kaiser, M. J. (2017). Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance. PNAS, 114(21), 8301-8306. [click here]

Hoyle, S. D., Edwards, C. T., Roux, M.-J., Clarke, S. C., & Francis, M. P. (2017). Southern Hemisphere porbeagle shark stock status assessment. Wellington: NIWA. Retrieved from Southern Hemisphere porbeagle shark stock status assessment.

James, G.D. & Stahl, J.C. (2000). Diet of southern Buller's albatross (Diomedea bulleri bulleri) and the importance of fishery discards during chick rearing. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34: 435-454.

Kaiser, M., Clarke, K., Hinz, H., Austen, M., Somerfield, P., & Karakassis, I. (2006). Global analysis of response and recovery of benthic biota to fishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 311, 1– 14. [click here]

MPI (2021). Notice to Vessel on Statutory Reporting Requirements. MPI Compliance example letter for forwarding to operators. 1 p. [click here] 

MacGibbon, D.J. & Mules, R. (2023). Extent and intensity of bottom contact by commercial trawling and shellfish dredging in New Zealand waters, 1990–2021. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 316. 174 p. [click here]

McGregor, V., Fulton, E., & Dunn, M. (2020). Addressing initialisation uncertainty for end-to-end ecosystem models: application to the Chatham Rise Atlantis model. Peer J. [click here]

McGregor, V., Horn, P., Fulton, E., & Dunn, M. (2019). From data compilation to model validation: a comprehensive analysis of a full deep-sea ecosystem model of the Chatham Rise. Peer J. [click here]

Moore, B.R. & Finucci, B. (2924). Estimation of release survival of pelagic sharks and fish in New Zealand commercial fisheries. New zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2024/07. 129 p. [click here]

Newman, J., Scott, D., Bragg, C., McKechnie, S., Moller, H. & Fletcher, D. (2009). Estimating regional population size and annual harvest intensity of the sooty shearwater in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36: 307-323. [click here]

O’Driscoll, R. L., Hurst, R. J., Dunn, M. R., Gauthier, S., & Ballara, S. L. (2011). Trends in relative mesopelagic biomass using time series of acoustic backscatter data from trawl surveys. Wellington: NIWA. [click here]

Pavanato H., Schattschneider J., Childerhouse S. & Briscoe D. (2023). Assessment of New Zealand fur seal / kekeno bycatch by trawlers in the Cook Strait hoki fishery. Prepared for Department of Conservation. Cawthron Report No. 3854. 32 p. plus appendices. [click here]

Pitcher, C. R., Hiddink, J.G., Jennings, S., Collie, J., Parma, A. M., Amoroso, R., Mazor, T., Sciberras, M., McConnaughey, R.A., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Kaiser, M.J., Suuronen, P. & Hilborn, R. (2022). Trawl impacts on the relative status of biotic communities of seabed sedimentary habitats in 24 regions worldwide. PNAS, 119(2). https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2109449119 [click here]

Radcliffe, K. (2023). Fishing tech all set to net the catch of the day and nothing else. Stuff news article, May 13, 2023. [click here]

Reid, K., Baker, G. B. & Wells, R. (2023): Mitigation of seabird bycatch in New Zealand squid trawl fisheries provides hope for ongoing solutions, Emu - Austral Ornithology, DOI: 10.1080/01584197.2023.2214580. 11 p.

Rexer-Huber K. & Parker G.C. (2020). Bounty Islands drone trials: feasibility for population assessment of NZ fur seal. POP2019-05 final report for the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. Parker Conservation, Dunedin. 18 p. [click here]

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. & Berkenbusch, K. (2017). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2014–15. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report 191. 104 p. [click here]

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2020). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2016–17. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 237. 57 p. [click here] 

Roberts, J.O., Webber, D.N., Goad, D.W., Arnould, J.P.Y., Bell, E.A., Crowe, P., Deppe, L., Elliott, G.P., Landers T.J., Freeman, A.N.D., Mattern, T., Moore, P.J., Nicholls, D.G., Parker, G.P., Rexer-Huber, K., Taylor, G.A., Thompson, D.R., Walker, K.J., Waugh, S.M. & Young, M.J. (2022). Spatial distribution modelling of at-risk seabirds in New Zealand commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 298. 167 p. [click here]

Robertson, H. A.; Dowding, J. E.; Elliott, G. P.; Hitchmough, R. A.; Miskelly, C. M.; O’Donnell, C. F. J.; Powlesland, R. G.; Sagar, P. M.; Scofield, R. P.; Taylor, G. A. (2013). Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2012. NZ Threat Classification Series 4. Department of Conservation. Wellington. [click here] 

Sagar, P., Rexer-Huber, K., Thompson, D., Parker, G. 2024. Population studies of southern Buller’s albatrosses at Tini Heke / The Snares Islands and Hautere / Solander Islands. DRAFT Final report to the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. Parker Conservation, Dunedin. 13 p. [click here]

Sharp, B. R., Waugh, S. M. & Walker, N. A. (2011). A risk assessment framework for incidental seabird mortality associated with New Zealand fishing in the New Zealand EEZ. (Unpublished report held by the Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington.)

Sharp (2019).

Steele-Mortimer, B. & Wells, R. (2023). Net Capture Programme: Investigating new tools to mitigate seabird net captures in demersal and pelagic trawl fisheries. Eleventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 15 – 17 May 2023. SBWG11 Doc 17 Rev 1. 40 p. [click here]

Thompson, D., Sagar, P., Baker, B. & Jensz, K. 2017.  Southern Buller's Albatross Survey at the Solander Islands 2016 Buller's Albatross at the Solander Islands. Prepared for Department of Conservation April 2017.  Wellington: National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd.  18 pp. [click here]

Thompson, D.; Sagar, P. 2022. Population studies of southern Buller's albatross on The Snares. Report for POP2019-04 for the Department of Conservation. Wellington, NIWA. 20 pp. [click here]

Tremblay-Boyer, L. & Berkenbusch, K. (2022). Characterisation of marine mammal interactions with fisheries & bycatch mitigation. Final report for INT2019- 03 prepared by Dragonfly Data Science for the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation. 67 p. [click here]

Tuck, I., Cole, R., & Devine, J. (2009). Ecosystem indicators for New Zealand fisheries. Wellington: Ministry of Fisheries. [click here]

Waugh, S., Barbraud, C., Delord, K., Simister, K., Baker, G., Hedley G., Wilson, K. & Rands, D. (2020). Changes in population density and response to storm damage for Westland petrels 2007 – 2019. Report prepared for the Conservation Services Programme, Department of Conservation published in Marine Ornithology 48: 273-281. [click here]

Wells, R., Malloy, J., Steele-Mortimer, B. & Debski, I. (2021). Seeking solutions to net captures in New Zealand Squid Trawl Fishery. SBWG10 Inf 14. ACAP. [click here]

Young, M. and Manno, K. (2022). Auckland Islands 2021/22 New Zealand Sea Lion /pakake/whakahao field research report. Conservation Services Programme pup count. Prepared for the Department of Conservation (DOC). 34 p. [click here] 

Zhang, J., Bell, E.A. & Roberts, J.O. (2020). Demographic assessment of black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) at Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island). New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 244. 48 p. [click here]

 

PRINCIPLE 3 - EFFECTIVE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

"The fishery is subject to an effective management system that respects local, national and international laws and standards and incorporates institutional and operational frameworks that require the use of the resource to be responsible and sustainable."

This principle intends to ensure there is an institutional and operational framework for implementing Principles 1 and 2, appropriate to the size and scare of the fishery.

Key P3 References

DWG (2018a) Deepwater Trawl - Reporting Operational Procedures Version 3.0 [click here]

DWG (2018b) Deepwater Trawl Seabirds Operational Procedures Version 6.0 [click here]

DWG (2018c) Deepwater Trawl Marine Mammals Operational Procedures Version 9.0 [click here]

DWG (2019). FNZ-Deepwater Operator’s Meeting Summary and Action Points Dec19. 2 p. [click here]  

DWG (2020) Deepwater Trawl Sharks Operational Procedures Version 3.0 [click here]

DWG (2020a). FNZ-Deepwater Operator’s Meeting Agenda Jun20. 1 p. [click here] 

DWG (2021). Operational Procedures. [click here]

DWG (2022) Deepwater Trawl Benthic Operational Procedures 2022-23 [click here]

DWG (2023) Ling Bottom Longline LIN 2 - 7 Operational Procedures Version 4.0 [click here]

FNZ (2019). National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries 2019. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2019/03. 34 p. [click here]  

FNZ (2019a) Review of the National Plan of Action - Seabirds (2013). ISBN No: 978-1-99-001705-6 (online) {click here]

FNZ (2019b). Protected Fish Species Reporting Requirements for Non-Fish/Protected Species. Fisheries Management Fact Sheet 5. 3 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2020). National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020. Reducing the incidental mortality of seabirds in fisheries. 21 p.  [click here] 

FNZ (2020a) National Plan of Action – Seabirds 2020 Supporting document ISBN No: 978-1-98-859485-9 (online) {click here]

FNZ (2021). Medium Term Research Plan for Deepwater Fisheries 2021/22 – 2025/26. Fisheries New Zealand Information Paper No: 2021/16. 21 p. [click here] 

FNZ (2022). Annual Operational Plan for Deepwater Fisheries 2022/23. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2022/01. [click here]  

FNZ (2021a). Annual Review Report for Deepwater Fisheries 2019/20. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2021/02. [click here] 

FNZ (2022a) National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2022 Draft for Consultation. [click here]

FNZ (2022b) Review of NPOA Sharks 2013: Progress against Objectives and Actions. [click here]

FNZ (2022c) Annual Operational Plan for Deepwater Fisheries 2022/23. Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2022/01. ISBN No: 978-1-99-102697-2 (online) [click here]

FNZ (2022d) Annual Review Report for Deepwater Fisheries 2020/21 Fisheries New Zealand Technical Paper No: 2022/02. ISBN No: 978-1-99-103941-5 (online) [click here]

FNZ (2022e) Summary of proposed amendments to fisheries regulations [click here]

FNZ (2022f). Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2021. Compiled by the Aquatic Environment Team, Fisheries Science and Information, Fisheries New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand. 779 p. [click here] 

Helson, J., Leslie, S., Clement, G., Wells, R. and Wood, R. (2010). Private rights, public benefits: Industry-driven seabed protection. Marine Policy 34, 557–566. [click here] 

IQANZ (2018). Deepwater Fisheries Management Independent Quality Assurance Review Report. Prepared for Ministry for Primary Industries by Independent Quality Assurance New Zealand (IQANZ). 13 p. [click here]   

MFish (2009). Fisheries 2030: New Zealanders maximising the benefits from the use of fisheries within environmental limits. Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington. [click here] 

MFish (2011). Research and Science Information Standard for New Zealand Fisheries. Ministry of Fisheries, April 2011. 31 p. [click here] 

MPI (2008). Harvest Strategy Standard for New Zealand Fisheries. Ministry for Primary Industries. 25 p. [click here]  

MPI (2010). Memorandum of Understanding: Continuing a partnership between the Ministry of Fisheries and the deepwater fishing industry for the management of New Zealand’s deepwater fisheries. 12 p. [click here]  

MPI (2010a). Hoki Fisheries Plan Chapter: National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries Part 1B. 51 p. [click here] 

MPI (2011). Ling Fisheries Plan Chapter: National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries Part 1B. 50 p.  [click here] 

MPI (2013). Hake Fisheries Plan Chapter: National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries Part 1B. 29 p. [click here] 

MPI (2019). Fisheries Compliance: DW Operators Meeting – Nelson 5th March 2019. PowerPoint presentation prepared by Ministry for Primary Industries. [click here] 

MPI (2020). Risk Management and Compliance HOK and SBW. Ministry for Primary Industries memo to deepwater operators, June 2020. 2 p. [click here] 

MPI (2023). Risk Management and Compliance for the Hoki & and SBW Fisheries. Ministry for Primary Industries memo to deepwater operators, June 2023. 2 p.