SBW6B, SBW6I & SBW6R are currently certified sustainable through the Marine Stewardship Council fisheries standard.
DWG undertakes to make all non-confidential information that is provided to the Conformance Assessment Body publicly available on this webpage to ensure all documents are easily accessible by all participants.
Principle 1
"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."
The intent of this principle is to ensure that the productive capacities of the resources are maintained at high levels and are not sacrificed in favour of short term interests.
Principle 2
"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."
The intent of this principle is to encourage management of fisheries from an ecosystem perspective under a system designed to restrain the impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem.
Abraham E. R., Thompson F. N. (2014a). Captures of all birds in southern blue whiting trawl fisheries, in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, during the 2012–13 fishing year. https://data.dragonfly.co.nz/psc/v20140201/birds/southern-blue-whiting-trawl/all-vessels/eez/2012-13/, version dated 7 August 2015
Abraham E. R., Thompson F. N. (2014b). Captures of New Zealand sea lion in southern blue whiting trawl fisheries, in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, during the 2012–13 fishing year. https://data.dragonfly.co.nz/psc/v20140201/new-zealand-sea-lion/southern-blue-whiting-trawl/all-vessels/eez/2012-13/, version dated 7 August 2015
DOC (2015). Draft Conservation Services Programme Annual Plan 2015/16
DOC (2014). Summary report on Southern Buller's Albatross. DWG: Auckland
DWG (2015c). Notice to SBW Campbell Operators. DWG: Auckland
Supplementary Information for DWG (2015e):
- DWG (2015a). SBW Fishery Protected Species Interactions & Mitigation 2015-16 (Briefing Paper). DWG: Auckland
- DWG (2015b). Memo to Vessel Operators and Skippers: Sea Lion Risk Management Actions SBW Campbell 2015-16. DWG: Auckland
DWG (2014a). Sharks Operational Procedures (DWG Operational Procedures). DWG: Auckland
DWG (2014c). Vessel Management Plan Operational Procedures. DWG: Nelson
MPI (2015g). Conservation and management of New Zealand Sharks (MPI Factsheet 1/4)
MPI (2015h). Landing sharks with fins attached (MPI Factsheet 2/4)
MPI (2015i). Landing shark fins subject to a ration (MPI Factsheet 3/4)
MPI (2015j). Requirements for returning sharks to the sea (Schedule 6) (MPI Factsheet 4/4)
MPI (2015k). Annual Operational Plan for Deepwater Fisheries for 2015/16
MPI (2014a). Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review (AEBAR 2014)
MPI (2013a). National Plan 2013 to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds in New Zealand Fisheries
MPI (2013b). National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
NIWA (2014c). Salvin's albatrosses at the Bounty Islands: at-sea distribution. Prepared for DOC
Principle 3
"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 use of the resource to be responsible and sustainable."
The intent of this principle is to ensure that there is an institutional and operational framework for implementing Principles 1 and 2, appropriate to the size and scare of the fishery.
Supplementary Information for DWG (2015, April 2):
DOC (2015). Draft Conservation Services Programme Annual Plan 2015/16
DWG (2014a). Sharks Operational Procedures (DWG Operational Procedures). DWG: Auckland
DWG (2014d). Reporting Operational Procedures
MPI (2015g). Conservation and management of New Zealand Sharks (MPI Factsheet 1/4)
MPI (2015h). Landing sharks with fins attached (MPI Factsheet 2/4)
MPI (2015i). Landing shark fins subject to a ration (MPI Factsheet 3/4)
MPI (2015j). Requirements for returning sharks to the sea (Schedule 6) (MPI Factsheet 4/4)
MPI (2015a). Annual Operational Plan for Deepwater Fisheries for 2015/16
MPI (2015p). Summary of 2015 Southern Blue Whiting Operational Plan.
MPI (2015f). Fisheries Sustainability measures for 1 April 2015 (Decision Letter). MPI: Wellington
Surveillance Report
You can read the final surveillance report here.