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Extended For Consultation On New Marine Protection Policy
Department
of Conservation
18
January 2005
Press Release
by Department of Conservation at 18 Jan 2005
In response to calls from
the public, consultation on the Government's draft marine protection
policy has been extended to 28 February.
Submissions to the draft
Marine Protected Areas Policy Statement and Implementation Plan
were to have closed this Friday (21 January). Stakeholders who received
the initial draft document have been advised in writing of the change.
"We've had many calls
from interested groups asking for extension of the deadline for
submissions and consequently asked Ministers of Conservation and
Fisheries for an extension," Conservation Department principal
policy analyst Jim Nicolson said today. "This has now been
given by both Ministers."
In launching public consultations
on 8 November last year, Conservation Minister Chris Carter said
that he wished to ensure that the selection process for new sites
for marine protection would cover a full range of sea life, while
minimising the impact on ocean users, such as fishers.
Over the next five years,
the Government would make a systematic, region-by-region assessment
of needs and sites for protection, he said. Planning would involve
government agencies, environmental organisations, fishing groups,
Maori and others.
Find out more about the
https://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/Marine-and-Coastal/100~Draft-marine-
protected-areas-policy-and-plan/index.asp
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