Draft option4 kahawai proposals 2010

option4 Alert #16 - Draft option4 kahawai proposal tables

11 August 2010

Draft option4 kahawai proposal tables

Our recommendations for the future management of the various kahawai fish stocks are set out below.

Feel free to read the draft kahawai submission developed by the non-commercial interest groups.

Also below are links to the option4 Alert #16 and the Alert kahawai survey form.

Please take a couple of minutes to complete the survey before 13 August 2010.

Thank you in anticipation of your input. We appreciate your effort.

Table 1: Recommended total allowable catch (TAC), allowances and total allowable commercial catch (TACC), in tonnes, for Kahawai 1 (North Cape to Cape Runaway, East Cape).

Kahawai 1	Management options	TAC	Customary allowance	Recreational allowance	Other mortality	TACC
	Current	3315	495	1680	65	1075
MFish preference	option 1	2190	200	900	45	1045
	option 2	2220	200	900	45	1075
	option 3	2885	200	900	60	1725
Our recommendation	option 4	2000	200	1200	25	575

Table 2: Recommended total allowable catch (TAC), allowances and total allowable commercial catch (TACC), in tonnes, for Kahawai 2 (Cape Runaway, East Cape to Wellington).

Kahawai 2	Management options	TAC	Customary allowance	Recreational allowance	Other mortality	TACC
MFish preference	option 1 - Current	1530	185	610	30	705
	option 2	1530	185	800	30	515

Our recommendation	option 4	1340	185	610	30	515

Table 3: Recommended total allowable catch (TAC), allowances and total allowable commercial catch (TACC), in tonnes, for Kahawai 3 (South Island).

Kahawai 3	Management options	TAC	Customary allowance	Recreational allowance	Other mortality	TACC
MFish preference	option 1 - Current	935	115	390	20	410
	option 2	935	115	510	20	290

Our recommendation	option 4	815	115	390	20	290

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