| Introduction
of New Species into the
QMS
on 1st October 2005
2004
& 2005
In 2004
the Ministry of Fisheries advised that eight new species were being
considered for introduction into the Quota Management System (QMS)
on 1 October 2005. MFish issued a consultation document on the introduction
of seaweeds into the QMS in April. A further consultation document
was produced on 8 June 2004.
2005
The Minister
decided that cockles, pipi, tuatua and non-QMS scallops and oysters
will be introduced into the QMS on 1 October. Submissions closed
on 24 May 2005. A joint submission from CORANZ and option4 was sent
to the Ministry of Fisheries on 24 May. It is available for you
to read, please use the links in the list below.
Ministers
Decision
Mostly good news is the
analysis of the Minister's decisions for the introduction of cockles,
non-QMS dredge oysters, pipi, non-QMS scallops and tuatua. We objected
to these species being introduced into the QMS as no resource assessment
had been completed for any of these fish stocks. We also made recommendations
for commercial catch limits if these stocks were introduced into
the QMS.
Background
Section 19 of the Fisheries
Act 1996 requires the Minister of Fisheries to consider several
matters when making a decision as to whether or not a stock should
be introduced into the QMS. These include the costs and benefits
of QMS introduction, the Quota Management Areas that will apply,
the proposed fishing year, whether to use greenweight or some other
unit of measure and other matters that may be contemplated by the
1996 Act.
The June 2004 consultation
document contained matters relevant to the Minister's decision and
the Ministry's preliminary recommendations on whether the species
or stocks should be introduced into the QMS. MFish invited stakeholders
to provide comments on the consultation document.
Original deadline for comments was
16 July 2004. MFish granted option4 an extension to August. A submission
was sent to the Ministry on 2 August 2004.
option4
strongly objected to the introduction of more shellfish species
into the QMS. Our submission covers issues of poor information,
the risk of over-allocation and the significance of shellfish as
a sustenance species for recreational and customary fishing interests.
Documents
To achieve
a good level of understanding of complex fisheries management scenarios
we believe it is important to read the information in chronological
order so you can follow the process.
The various documents
have been broken up, reorganised or supplied in pdfs. This facilitates
downloading as intact some of these documents are big and unwieldy.
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The 2005 documents are at
the top of the list. |
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| NEW SPECIES - 2005 |
| Ministers Decision |
The
Minister has agreed with our submission for cockles, tuatua
and non-QMS scallops. Pipi and non-QMS dredge oyster limits
are different to our recommendations but this is mostly good
news.
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7 Sep 05
(25Kb)
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| MFish Final Advice Paper |
The Ministry's
advice to the Minister on what catch limits he should be setting
for these new species entering the QMS. Thankfully he didn't
take all of their advice.
(CAUTION: PDF is 1.3MB) |
14 Jul 05
(1.3Mb)
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| Submissions |
CORANZ and option4
joint submission objecting to the proposed introduction of
cockles, non-QMS dredge oysters, pipi, non-QMS scallops and
tuatua into the QMS.
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24
May 05
(160Kb)
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| Ministry of Fisheries |
An
easy to follow summary of the new species being introduced
into the QMS on 1 October 2005.
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Apr 2005
(260Kb)
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MFish -
IPP Letter
Introductory letter
from the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) asking for submissions
on the IPP which includes cockle, dredge oyster, pipi, scallop
and tuatua. |
31 Mar 05
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| Initial
Position Paper
Initial Position
Paper (IPP) from MFish on the introduction of these new species
into the Quota Management System. This sets out the Ministry's
view on how the species should be managed within the QMS.
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31 Mar 05
(650Kb)
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Ministers
Final Advice
The Minister issues
his final decision confirming he will be introducing cockle,
dredge oyster, pipi, scallops and tuatua into the QMS. IPP
to follow.
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Mar 2005
(160Kb)
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| Minister's Announcement |
| The Minister announces that five of the new species will be
introduced into the QMS on 1 October. A decision regarding seaweed
was deferred as was the introduction of albacore and skipjack
tuna. |
18 Feb 05
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| NEW SPECIES - 2004 |
| MFish Re-consultation |
Please note: option4 did not
re-submit to this process due to our resources
being devoted
to other fisheries management processes.
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| New consultation document from the Ministry of Fisheries
asking for submissions by 26 November 2004.
(CAUTION: PDF is 1.5MB) |
29 Oct 04
(1.5Mb)
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The Ministry advise that the Minister needs to re-consult
with stakeholders due to the passing of new legislation.
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21 Oct 04
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| option4 |
| Cover letter sent to the Ministry of Fisheries alongside our
submission on the introduction of new stocks into the QMS. |
2 Aug 04
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| option4 submission made on behalf of non-commercial fishers
on the introduction of seven new species into the QMS. |
2 Aug 04
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| The Ministry respond with a phone call and an email to confirm
the deadline would be extended to 2 August 2004 (11 working
days). |
9 Jul 04
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| option4 email advising the Ministry we had not had a response
to our request for a 60-day extension and that time was critical.
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5 Jul 04
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| option4 email requesting an extension to the 16 July submission
deadline. MFish had given us 38 days to consult and respond.
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21 Jun 04
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| Ministry of Fisheries |
| Letter advising MFish were consulting on whether eight new
species should be introduced into the QMS on 1 October 2005. |
8 Jun 04
(30Kb)
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Consultation document including details of MFish proposals
to introduce seven of these new species into the QMS.
(CAUTION: PDF is 2MB) |
8 Jun 04
(2Mb)
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| Meeting Report |
| A report from the Shellfish Fisheries Assessment Working Group
meeting held to discuss cockle, scallops and shellfish monitoring. |
22 Mar 04
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| Please provide your feedback to the option4
team. |
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| Thank you for taking the time to participate. |
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