| Fisheries Management |
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| A Ministry out of control?
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Update #42 NZ Fishing News May 2004 |
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| Is the Ministry of Fisheries out of control?
Unfortunately the news doesn't get any better with the proposals for
swordfish, sharks and tuna. |
May
2004
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| Kahawai |
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| United
Future asks the Minister what's your plan regarding the publics
concerns about kahawai. |
May 2004
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| Minister's
Alert # 6 response
The Minister of Fisheries
responds to the public who have submitted on the kahawai IPP and
option4 Alert # 6 |
April
2004
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Amateur
fishers angry over excess fishing of kahawai
Media release from option4 |
April
2004
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| Fisheries Amendment Bill Submission |
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| Once again the NZ Big Game Fishing Council represent our interests
in the legislative process by submitting on the Fisheries Amendment
Bill. |
May
2004
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| News & Issues |
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| Foreshore/Seabed should be unequivocally public |
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| A
customary right for all New Zealanders to fish and gather seafood
from the foreshore and seabed.
Article by Tony Orman |
May
2004
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| Wellington Region |
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| The Wellington Recreational Marine Fishers Association
highlights the lack of understanding of the marine environment. |
April
2004
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| Aquaculture |
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| Plenty of heat on a cold day in
Kawakawa Bay to discuss aquaculture management areas with the Auckland
Regional Council in the Firth of Thames area. |
May
2004
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| You can help to preserve Port Fitzroy,
Great Barrier Island, from being overrun by mussel farms. |
May
2004
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Minister of Fisheries |
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| Letter to the Minister |
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option4 welcomes David Benson-Pope as the new
Minister of Fisheries with a message....."It is our view that
the resource should be managed in the best interests of the public:
short term commercial gains should never have priority over long
term conservation and growth..." |
March
2004
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| Minister's acknowledgement |
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| The Minister's office acknowledges our letter
to David Benson-Pope |
March
2004
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Marine Protection |
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| Great Barrier Island |
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| DoC
advise a letter was due to go out to all who made a submission on
their proposal for GBI by the end of last week (14/5/04). DoC expect
to have a formal application for a marine reserve by July. The boundaries
are only slightly different to the original proposal put out in
2003.
Absolutely no evidence
of a coordinated, integrated approach to marine protection that
the public have so clearly asked for. |
May 2004 |
| Tiritiri Matangi/ Whangaparaoa |
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| The
Tiritiri Action Group (TAG) has released an update on the proposal
from NZ Underwater Association for a marine reserve in the Tiritiri/
Whangaparaoa area. NZUA hope to have a progress report within six
months. |
May
2004
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