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MFish
Proposal
Paua
(PAU5D)
For the 2002?2003 fishing year, the Ministry of Fisheries
proposes to set a total allowable catch (TAC) and reduce the
total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for paua in quota
management area PAU 5D to a level that will halt the decline
in biomass and begin to allow the stock to rebuild.
MFish
proposes a phased reduction in the TAC and TACC over the next
two fishing years. Options for setting the TAC and TACC have
different probabilities of rebuilding the stock, and are set
out in Table 1.
Each TAC
option includes a non?commercial allowance of 45 tonnes; incorporating
3 tonnes for customary interests, 22 tonnes for recreational
interests, and 20 tonnes for other sources of mortality.
In reducing
the TACC, MFish wishes to ensure that the recreational catch
remains within the recreational allowance. Consequently, MFish
proposes to discuss with recreational fishers management options
to constrain the recreational harvest. These options could
involve reducing the daily bag limit, closed seasons, or closed
areas.
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