West Coast Marine Park Plan Submission Form

Now and for the Future

Questionnaire - Tell Us What You Think About
Auckland's Wild West Coast Project

Forest and Bird have agreed to accept your submission in this form. This is a replica of their survey form. Feel free to make comments where you can. We have provided a comments box for you to add your own personal message - cut and paste from another document into the comments box if you like. Your submission will be printed out exactly as you have written it and option4 will be delivering it to the West Coast Working Group.
Note: this submission form is displayed exactly how it was originally presented but the submit action has been disabled because submissions closed 30 September 2003.
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1.	Are you a:
	Permanent resident of Auckland's West Coast Frequent visitor (six or more times a year) Occasional visitor (less than six times a year)
2.	What marine/coastal activities do you enjoy on Auckland's West Coast? (Please tick all that apply)
	Swimming	Shelfish Gathering
	Recreational Fishing	Beach Walking
	Boating	Surf Lifesaving
	Commercial Fishing	Beach Picnics
	Snorkelling/diving	Surfing
	Other (please specify)

3.	Have we correctly identified the values on the Auckland's West Coast in our report
	Yes No (Please give details below)
4.	Have we correctly identified the major threats to Auckland's West Coast in our report
	Yes No (Please give details below)
5.	Do you agree that the areas we have selected as 'hot spots' warrant greater protection?
	Yes No (Please give details below)

6.	Do you support or oppose the creation of a Marine Park on Auckland's West Coast?
	Support	Oppose	Undecided
7.	If an Auckland West Coast Marine Park was established, do you support or oppose commercial fishing being prohibited to 4nm
	Support	Oppose	Undecided
	to 12nm
	Support	Oppose	Undecided
8.	Do you support or oppose the creation of a Marine Mammal Sanctuary on Auckland's West Coast?
	Support	Oppose	Undecided
9.	Do you support or oppose the creation of a 'no-take' Marine Reserve Network that protects representative habitats and their associated plants and animals on Auckland's West Coast ?
	Support	Oppose	Undecided
	If supporting, where would you like to see marine reserves created?

10a.	Do you support or oppose the use of Maori Fisheries Management tools, such as maitaitai, taiapure and rahui on Auckland's West Coast?
	Support (see below)	Oppose	Undecided
10b.	If you support the use of Maori management tools, please state which ones and where?

11.	Do you support or oppose the creation of conservation areas around the shoreline and hinterland of Auckland's West Coast?
	Support (see below)	Oppose	Undecided
12.	Which of the two boundary options for a marine park and a marine mammal sanctuary are closest to the model you would like to see created for greater marine protection on Auckland's West Coast?
	Support (see below)	Oppose	Undecided
	Other If you support a model option different from those present, please give details below.

	Further Comments on the Auckland's Wild West Coast Project