The Department
of Conservation and the Ministry of Fisheries have released the
Marine Protected Areas - Draft Classification and Protection
Standard document, dated June 2007.
Submissions
have been requested from the public and final deadline for receiving
submissions is the 31st August 2007.
In November
2004 the Minister of Conservation provided a draft consultation
document called the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Policy Statement
and Implementation Plan developed by the Department of Conservation
(DoC) and the Ministry of Fisheries.
In order
to understand the strategy option4 have collated the information
and documented the process as it has occurred.
If you
have any documents to enhance this collection of information please
contact us.
If you
would like to provide us with your feedback please email us at mpa@option4.co.nz
MPA
- 2007 |
| Te Runanga a Iwi O Ngati Kahu of the far north
endorse the joint MPA submission and reiterate the concerns
relating to the omission of references to kaitiakitanga (guardship)
and customary managment tools. |
6 Oct 07
(90Kb)
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| Te Rarawa from the far north agrees with the joint
MPA submission that a much broader approach to environmental
management incorporating the Maori principles of Kaitiakitanga
is required. More here......... |
2 Oct 07
(50Kb)
|
Joint
submission
Joint submission
from the Hokianga Accord, the NZ Big Game Fishing Council
and option4 on the MPA Draft proposals. The submission includes
comments on marine reserves and fisheries management. |
1 Oct 07
(290Kb)
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| The MFish/DoC Marine Protected Areas Draft Classification
and Protection Standards document is available here.......... |
21 Jun 07
(780Kb)
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Notice
sent out advising of the release of the MPA Classification
and Standards document and submission deadline date. |
21 Jun 07
|
MPA
- 2006 |
A four
page summary of questions and answers regarding the Marine
Protected Areas strategy from the Ministry of Fisheries. |
21 Feb 06
(80Kb)
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| The
official MFish MPA strategy brochure is available on the Ministry
of Fisheries website |
MPA
- 2005 |
| Summary of Submissions |
| Easy to read coverage of the main points in the summary of
submissions, compiled by option4. |
27 May 05
|
| A summary of submissions sent to MFish and DoC
on the draft Marine Protected Areas Plan, completed by Enfocus
Consulting Ltd. |
|
| Complete
text in a PDF document (150 Kb)........ here » |
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| Updates |
| option4
Update #54 NZ Fishing News
Politically Driven
Madness – option4's response to the Marine Protected
Areas strategy as proposed by the Ministry of Fisheries and
the Department of Conservation. |
Apr 05
|
| MPA Submissions |
| Please note: option4 did not
submit to this process due to our resources being
devoted to other fisheries management processes. We have
major concerns about this strategy and will be making more detailed
comment in the near future. |
| The NZ Big Game Fishing Council submission on
the draft Marine Protected Areas Policy Statement and Implementation
Plan. Worth reading. |
28 Feb 05
|
| The NZ Recreational Fishing Council submission on the draft
Plan including detailed comments on the principles contained
in the Plan. |
|
| Complete
text in a PDF document (410 Kb)........ here » |
|
| Submission Deadline |
| The Minister of Conservation, Chris Carter's response to option4's
letter requesting a two month deadline extension. |
8 Feb 05
|
DoC's media release announcing the submission deadline extension.
DoC say the extension is in response to calls from the public.
|
18 Jan 05
|
MPA
- 2004
|
| A letter from MFish advising of the extension to the submission
deadline including a note to say there would be no further extensions.
|
23 Dec 04
|
| After our request was sent the Ministry of Fisheries
advised via email that the deadline for submissions on the draft
Plan had been extended to 28 February 2005. |
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| option4 requested a two-month extension to the submission
deadline of 21 January 2005. We believe the limited submission
period unfairly disadvantaged our interests. |
22 Dec 04
|
| John Holdsworth provides an interim report of the meeting
held in Wellington. A good insight into the strategy from our
representatives at the meeting. |
21 Dec 04
|
| The agenda for the December 17th meeting as sent to the option4
team by the Ministry of Fisheries. |
15 Dec 04
|
| Dept of Conservation |
| option4 received an invitation to attend a meeting jointly
initiated by MFish and DoC to discuss the plan. Meeting was
held in Wellington on 17 December 2004. The President of the
NZBGFC and John Holdsworth attended to represent our non-commercial
fishing interests. |
|
| Letter asking for comment on the draft Marine Protected Area
(MPA) Policy Statement and Implementation Plan from Chris Carter,
Minister of Conservation. |
11 Nov 04
|
| The draft Marine Protected Area (MPA) Policy Statement and
Implementation Plan developed by the Department of Conservation
and the Ministry of Fisheries. |
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| Complete
text in a PDF document (550 Kb)........ here » |
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