| Fisheries Management |
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| Kahawai - Ministry claim
"no scarcity" |
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Update #39 NZ Fishing News February
2004 |
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| Kahawai are entering the Quota system with limited
input from the public and Ministry is saying there is no scarcity
of kahawai? |
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Ministry's IPP
Dissected and Rebutted |
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| MUST
READ
option4 spells out its
concerns in the draft dissection and rebuttal of the Ministry of
Fisheries Initial Position Paper (IPP) on kahawai. |
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Extension Request |
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| option4 wrote a letter to the Ministry of Fisheries
asking for an extension to the submission deadline for kahawai and
18 other species. |
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Kahawai
Survey - PLEASE Contribute |
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| Take a couple of minutes to share your fishing
experience and contribute to the option4 effort to maintain this important
fishery for the public. |
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Latest News |
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| New information on kahawai is becoming available
every week. Stay up to date with developments. |
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Mark Feldman's Letter to the Minister |
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| Mark Feldman is an experienced campaigner when
it comes to the kahawai fishery. Read his latest letter to the Minister.
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| option4 |
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New Look Website |
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The new look option4 website is now working.
Its still under construction but we needed to get the most important
information to you in a timely manner. Have a look and check out
our new online poll. |
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FAQ |
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What is an AMP? |
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Marine Protection |
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Great
Barrier Island |
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| DoC response to issues raised in submissions
to their marine reserve proposal. |
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Auckland Conservation Board |
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| The next meeting of your community representatives
is on Thursday 26 th February at the Doc Area Office, 28 Baxter St
, Warkworth. Start 9.30am. Public forum is at the start. |
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DoC
Survey |
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| The Department of Conservation's survey on outdoor
recreation. We recommend that you check it out - it takes about 5
minutes to complete. Quite a well balanced set of questions. |
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Support |
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Black Magic |
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| Black Magic have a range of ‘option4’ game fishing lures.
$10 from each lure sold goes to option4’s Fighting Fund. Show
your support of Black Magic and the skippers in this project. |
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Chesters Plumbing Supplies |
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Chesters of New Lynn have succeeded in raising
$3000 for option4. The proceeds from their annual fishing contest
goes to option4 and Manukau volunteer coastguard. A full report
is on the way. |
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Atomz Corporation |
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Atomz Corp. are showing their support of option4
by providing free services to option4. Their contribution enables
you to search and find the extensive record of documents we have
amassed to enhance the rights of the non commercial fisher. |
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Numbers Count |
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We have our first supporter to promote over
600 people to the option4 Updates and Alerts. If you have friends,
colleagues or family members who need to be kept informed by email
Pass it On |
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Updates and Alerts |
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