MSC Assessment of Orange Roughy Our commitment is to have all of New Zealand’s main deep water fisheries at, or above, a level that would meet the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard. As part of this initiative, Deepwater Group (DWG) has contracted MRAG Americas to assess three orange roughy fisheries (ORH 3B East and...
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The Story of New Zealand Orange Roughy
The story of New Zealand orange roughy: From the “poster child” of unsustainable fishing to Marine Stewardship Council assessment. By P.L. Cordue and originally published on CFOOD. Published: 9 December 2016 In the late 1970s, a “huge” new fisheries resource was discovered in deep water on the north Chatham Rise. In the early days, there...
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New Zealand Orange Roughy Gets Top International Sustainability Tick
New Zealand Orange Roughy Gets Top International Sustainability Tick Press Release: Seafood New Zealand and Deepwater Group, December 9, 2016 New Zealand’s three largest orange roughy fisheries have been certified as meeting the international gold standard for sustainable fishing by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) (MSC release). This achievement further demonstrates New Zealand’s commitment to...
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Marine biodiversity needs more than protection
Marine biodiversity needs more than protection To sustain the seas, advocates of marine protected areas and those in fisheries management must work together, not at cross purposes, urges Ray Hilborn. Reposted from Nature Magazine, 13 July 2016 On 1 September, government leaders, directors of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others will meet in Hawaii at the International...
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Rigorous scientific assessment of orange roughy fisheries in final stage
Rigorous scientific assessment of orange roughy fisheries in final stage Published: 20 January 2016 Orange roughy seen from AOS: Being able to see in real time 1,000 m below the surface, scientist can now assess the number of orange roughy with greater certainty. Deepwater Group welcomes the announcement that New Zealand’s key orange roughy fisheries...
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Min Guy’s speech to the Seafood New Zealand 2015 Conference
Speech to the Seafood New Zealand 2015 Conference Published: 19 August 2015 Speech by Hon Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries. "Thank you for the invitation to open the 2015 New Zealand Seafood Industry Conference. Your industry is vital to the economy, especially regional economies, directly providing 8000 jobs and earning more than $1.5 billion...
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The Editor’s View – The MSC And The Limits Of Certification: When Science Is Not Enough
As we wrote last week, Greenpeace is attacking the pollock fishery in the Bering Sea as being destructive to habitat, when there is no scientific evidence to support this. They are doing this as part of their retail seafood campaign, where they are trying to pressure supermarkets into not selling 19 fish species they deem...
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Toothfish Ordered by Tim Groser was Sustainable
Facts on the toothfish ordered by Trade Minister Tim Groser in Singapore are now clear. This fish was not ‘protected’, nor was it sourced from Antarctica as previous media stories have incorrectly asserted. This toothfish was sourced from the Heard Island and McDonald Islands fishery, which is certified as ecologically sustainable by the Marine Stewardship...
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Fishers Urged to Help Keep Seabirds Safe
A Nelson fisheries specialist who has worked with the commercial industry to reduce the risk of seabirds getting caught wants recreational fishers to follow suit. Richard Wells, a specialist with non-profit fisheries management organisation the DeepWater Group, said there were ways of reducing the risk of snaring a seabird, and methods for safely releasing birds...
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Seafood
SEAFOOD – A GOOD SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS As awareness grows of the benefits of sensible eating of nutritious food, seafood is an increasingly attractive choice. Seafood is a good source of protein, with many species low in fat and a source of Omega 3, they are also a source of minerals and vitamins, we regularly...
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MSC Pre-assessment of Orange Roughy
MSC Pre-assessment of Orange Roughy In 2013, MSC pre-assessments of the four main orange roughy fisheries (ORH MEC, ORH3B ESCR, ORH3B NWCR and ORH7A) were undertaken by MRAG Americas. These updated the 2009 MSC pre-assessments and accounted for any changes since that time. You can download MRAG's Pre-Assessment Report and all the documentation made public...
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Oreo
Three fisheries are preparing to enter into MSC assessment late-2016. Fisheries Improvement Projects are being prepared to work towards this.
Contact
Physical address SNZ | Deepwater CouncilLevel 12, 36 Kitchener StreetAuckland 1010New Zealand Postal address Seafood New Zealand LtdPO Box 297Wellington 6140New Zealand Phone +64 9 379 0556 Seafood New Zealand Head office For contact details of Seafood New Zealand's Wellington office - click here Contact form...
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Fisheries Management
New Zealand became one of only two fishing jurisdictions to achieve a top ranking in a review of fisheries management systems around the world. In a second study, New Zealand was ranked first for managing marine resources among the 53 major fishing nations that were assessed. The following management tools are a selection of those...
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Rowden et al. (2013) Developing predictive models for the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean region. AEBR 120 (PDF)
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MPI (2013) National Fishing Plan Deepwater and Middledepth Fisheries Part 1B – Hake (PDF)
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Lock & Leslie (2007) New Zealand’s Quota Management System – A History of the First 20 Years (PDF)
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NIWA (2014b). Salvin’s albatross population size and survival at the Snares Western Chain. Prepared for DOC. Wellington: NIWA (PDF)
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O’Driscoll (2015). Acoustic biomass estimates of southern blue whiting on the Bounty Platform in 2014 (New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2015/02). (PDF)
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Roberts (2014) PBR assessment for the Campbell Island population of New Zealand sea lions. Final Draft Client Report. 26 p (PDF)
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Roe W (2009) Necropsy of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries (2007-08) AEBR 34 (PDF)
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Last, P.R., Lyne, V.D., Williams, A., Davies, C.R., Butler, A.J., and Yearsley, G.K. (2010). A hierarchical framework for classifying seabed biodiversity with application to planning and managing Australia’s marine biological resources. Biological Conservation 143: 1675-1686 (PDF)
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Black, J., O’Brien, G., & Tilney, R. (2015). Orange Roughy and Oreo-dory Trawl Footprint Analysis of Slope Habitat and Summary Analysis of UTF Habitat (Part 1). Wellington, New Zealand: GNS Science. (PDF)
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Black, J., O’Brien, G., & Tilney, R. (2015). Orange Roughy and Oreo-dory Trawl Footprint Analysis of Slope Habitat and Summary Analysis of UTF Habitat (Part 1). Wellington, New Zealand: GNS Science. (PDF)
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Ryan & Tilney (2016) Biomass Estimation ORH3B Puysegur and ORH7B 2015 Final Report 200716 (PDF)
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Deep Water Fisheries Compliance Monitoring is Effective 080618 (PDF)
Deep Water Fisheries Compliance
Opresko, D. Tracey, D. & Mackay, E. (2014). Antipatharia (Black Corals) for the New Zealand Region (Aquatic Environment Biodiversity Report No. 131) (PDF)
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DWG (2015f). Memo to Vessels and Skippers: DWG Operational Procedures & MPI Management Requirements for 2015-16. DWG: Auckland (PDF)
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DWG (2015f). Memo to Directors, Shareholders & Vessel Operators: DWG Operational Procedures & MPI Management Requirements for 2015-16. DWG: Auckland (PDF)
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O’Driscoll, R.L. et al. (2015). Acoustic biomass estimates of southern blue whiting on the Bounty Platform in 2013 (New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2015/01) (PDF)
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DWG (2014) Estimation of Safe Limits for Sea Lion Mortalities in the SBW6I Fishery (PDF)
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Ryan & Tilney (2017) Biomass Estimation of ORH 3B NWCR and ESCR Orange Roughy 2016 (PDF)
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Ryan & Tilney (2017). Biomass Estimation of ORH 3B Orange Roughy in NWCR and ESCR, June-July 2016 (PDF)
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Ryan & Tilney (2017). Biomass Estimation of New Zealand Orange Roughy 2016 Final Report (PDF)
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NZ MPAs (PDF)
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DWG (2013) Meeting Notes. SBW6I Vessel Operators Meeting on Sealion Interactions. 10 Oct 2013 (PDF)
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Letter to Ministers – Need for Intervention to Conserve New Zealand Sea Lions at Auckland Islands (PDF)
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Anderson et al (2019) Review of New Zealands key biogenic habitats – NIWA Client report to MoE (PDF)
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NIWA (2015) Assessment of ORH & OEO trawl footprint in Relation to ETP Corals Distribution (PDF)
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Clark et al (2015) Assessment of orange roughy and oreo trawl footprint in relation to protected coral species distribution (PDF)
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