option4 Update # 42 May 2004 |
Fisheries Management |
A Ministry out of control? |
NZ Fishing News Update # 42 May 2004 Is the Ministry of Fisheries out of control? Unfortunately the news doesn't get any better with the proposals for swordfish, sharks and tuna https://www.option4.co.nz/Updates_and_Alerts/nzfnupdate42504 |
Kahawai |
| May 2004 United Future asks the Minister what's your plan regarding the publics concerns about kahawai |
Minister's Alert # 6 response - April 2004 The Minister of Fisheries responds to the public who have submitted on the kahawai IPP and option4 Alert # 6. |
April 2004 Amateur fishers angry over excess fishing of kahawai. Media release from option4. |
| Fisheries Amendment Bill Submission - May 2004 Once again the NZ Big Game Fishing Council represent out interests in the legislative process by submitting on the Fisheries Amendment Bill |
News & Issues |
Foreshore/Seabed should be unequivocally public - May 2004 A customary right for all New Zealanders to fish and gather seafood from the foreshore and seabed. Article by Tony Orman |
Wellington Region - April 2004 The Wellington Recreational Marine Fishers Association highlights the lack of understanding of the marine environment. |
| Aquaculture - May 2004 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. |
Storm Bay Appeal - May 2004 You can help to preserve Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island, from being overrun by mussel farms. |
Minister of Fisheries |
Letter to the Minister - March 2004 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...." |
Minister's acknowledgement - March 2004 The Minister's office acknowledges our letter to David Benson-Pope. |
Marine Protection |
| Great Barrier Island 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. |
| Tiritiri Matangi/ Whangaparaoa The Tiri 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 withing six months. |
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