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a good level of understanding of complex fisheries management scenarios
we believe it is important to read the available data in good order.
We have organised the information so it is easier to download and
read. 
The following
information has been presented so you can read it and form your
own opinion on the management of this most important fishery to
New Zealanders.
Kahawai Decision - 2010 |
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No excuse for incompetence and mediocrity
option4 Update commenting on the contrived manner in which fisheries are managed in New Zealand, to maximise profits for corporates to the detriment of sustainability and most importantly our kahawai. |
Dec 2010
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Minister's decision - Kahawai 2010
The Minister of Fisheries' decision was announced on 29 September 2010. Phil Heatley's decision letter was not released until 15 October, no reasons given for the delay. The three-page letter is available here....... |
15 Oct 10
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Lack of leadership riles northern interests
Hokianga Accord Update - mid north iwi are bitterly disappointed with the lack of leadership being demostrated by the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley and his Ministry when managing kahawai........... |
Oct 2010
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Squealers, dreamers and kahawai dealers
It's decided. Phil Heatley, the Minister of Fisheries has buckled under pressure and announced that nothing will change in most kahawai management areas, despite the unambiguous call for reduced catches..... |
Oct 2010
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Kahawai under strain - Ngapuhi reaction to decision
A decision not to reduce kahawai commercial catch limits is a national shame, Te Runanga A Iwi o Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau says. Article in the Bay Chronicle newspaper. Well written and worth a read.......... |
7 Oct 10
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Kahawai decision - Kiwi Party media release
Kahawai decision by Minister shows disregard for the 'people's fish' - The decision on the quota allocations for kahawai to take effect today is very disappointing said Kiwi Party Leader Larry Baldock.....
A copy of the letter to the fisheries Minister from Larry Baldock is here....... |
1 Oct 10
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Media release - Decision provokes strong reaction
Recreational and customary fishers have reacted strongly to the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley's, latest kahawai decision. It does not address long-term sustainability concerns nor will it restore kahawai numbers to significant areas such as the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park...... |
30 Sep 10
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Minister's kahawai announcement
The Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heately's kahawai catch limit decision for Kahawai 1, New Zealand's largest kahawai fishery. The decision to retain commercial catch limits and reduce recreational and customary overall allowances will take effect as of 1 October 2010. |
29 Sep 10
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Submissions - Kahawai 2010 |
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Joint non-commercial submission
A comprehensive 20-page submission by option4, the Hokianga Accord and the NZ Sport Fishing Council. A series of recommendations and alternative management strategies are proposed to ensure 'more fish in the water'. |
13 Aug 10
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Kiwi Party kahawai submission
Since 2008 the Kiwi Party has advocated that recreational fishing is an important activity for New Zealanders and family life. Overfishing of inshore waters has resulted in hardship for many families. |
13 Aug 10
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Kiwi Party letter
to the fisheries Minister
Kiwi Party leader, Larry Baldock, writes to Phil Heatley, the Minister of Fisheries, urging and encouraging him to make decisions for kahawai that will enable a rebuild to occur in our inshore waters. |
13 Aug 10
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NZ Recreational Fishing Council submission
The NZ Recreational Fishing Council support the MFish management option 1, for KAH 1, which proposes a 30 tonne reduction in the commercial catch limit. NZRFC also support option 2 for Kahawai Areas 2 and 3. |
13 Aug 10
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| Kaikoura Boating Club submission
The Kaikoura Boating Club submits that they want to see a substantial increase in kahawai biomass around Kaikoura. They also want commercial harvest of kahawai to be reduced to bycatch only levels until the kahawai stock rebuilds. |
9 Aug 10
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| Hokianga Accord kahawai statement
A statement from the April Hokianga Accord hui expressing concerns about the MFish proposal to select a specific recreational harvest estimate for Kahawai 1, doing so would lock in a set of assumptions and management outcomes that would not achieve 'more fish in the water'. |
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Apr 10
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Public Awareness - Kahawai 2011 |
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| Forum and Ministry management response
A letter from the Hauraki Gulf Forum to the NZ Sport Fishing Council and option4, advising how the Ministry of Fisheries intends to manage kahawai in the Gulf and of a possible review of trevally in 2012. |
8 Jun 11
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| Fishing the Gulf - Ministerial decision making
Letter to the Hauraki Gulf Forum from the NZ Sport Fishing Council and option4, advising that the kahawai proceedings had finished and asking what MFish, as a Forum member, was doing to address depletion of fish stocks in the Hauraki Gulf. |
Mar 2011
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| Hauraki Gulf Forum boundaries The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park featured highly in the Kahawai Legal Challenge proceedings. There is an obligation on the Minister to have particular regard to this special area, which extends from Bream Tail in the north to the Bay of Plenty in the South. (Right. Click on map icon for a larger image) |
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| Minister indifferent to kahawai overfishing
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley and his ministry are indifferent to the overfishing of kahawai, says Tony Orman of the Marlborough Recreational Fishers Association. |
Mar 2011
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Public Awareness - Kahawai 2010 |
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| Kahawai letter to the editor - Ngapuhi
Sonny Tau, Te Runanga A Iwi o Ngapuhi chairman, responds to Wayne McNee's letter refuting claims about declining kahawai numbers. "What we witness at sea does not match their "science". So who is misleading who?" |
21 Oct 10
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Kahawai letter to the editor - MFish
Wayne McNee, Ministry of Fisheries' Chief Executive, responds to the 'Kahawai under strain' article published in the Bay Chronicle the previous week. Ngapuhi are not right to claim kahawai numbers have decreased.... |
21 Oct 10
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Lack of leadership riles northern interests
Hokianga Accord Update - mid north iwi are bitterly disappointed with the lack of leadership being demostrated by the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley and his Ministry when managing kahawai........... |
Oct 2010
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Squealers, dreamers and kahawai dealers
It's decided. Phil Heatley, the Minister of Fisheries has buckled under pressure and announced that nothing will change in most kahawai management areas, despite the unambiguous call for reduced catches..... |
Oct 2010
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Kahawai under strain - Ngapuhi reaction to decision
A decision not to reduce kahawai commercial catch limits is a national shame, Te Runanga A Iwi o Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau says. Article in the Bay Chronicle newspaper. Well written and worth a read.......... |
7 Oct 10
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option4 Alert #16 - Restore our precious kahawai
An initiative to alert the public to the consultation process underway and ask for comments on the quality of kahawai fishing in various areas and determine people's preferred management option. |
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Aug 10
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Kahawai survey
A kahawai survey was conducted in conjunction with the option4 Alert #16. A draft submission was provided with the survey and people were asked to complete a form and send their views to the Ministry of Fisheries. Over 1000 people responsed to the kahawai survey. |
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Aug 10
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Will the mighty kahawai ever be plentiful?
An Update from the Hokianga Accord, the mid north iwi fisheries forum. The Accord supports the joint kahawai submission to MFish. Kahawai need to be protected from industrial harvesting and stocks need to be restored. |
Aug 2010
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Should we be scared?
In Update 136 option4 agree that more decisive action needs to be taken due to the lack of information on kahawai numbers. option4 cautions the Minister against claims of 'best available information', especially when that data is contrary to what is happening on the water. |
Aug 2010
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More or less kahawai?
Hokianga Accord Update 34 reiterates the mid north iwi fisheries forum's goal of 'more fish in the water'. Rebuilding kahawai numbers will go some way towards restoring depleted seabird and mammal populations. |
Jul 2010
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Cautiously optimistic reaction to kahawai proposals
option4 are fully supportive of the Minister of Fisheries making a bold decision for the future management of kahawai. option4 also support commercial allocations for kahawai being reduced to cover inevitable bycatch only. No purse seining! |
Jul 2010
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| Kahawai for all New Zealanders - Media release
A media release from the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council and option4. Both groups endorse the overall intention to manage an inshore fishery to increase the benefits to amateur and customary fishers. The public is encouraged to submit their thoughts to MFish before the 13 August deadline. |
5 Jul
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Important documents - Kahawai 2010 |
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Report - Cutting the Cake in a Shared Fishery
A report by the Economics Research Associates of West Australia. This 45-page report, Cutting the Cake in a Shared Fishery with a Minimally Managed Non-Commercial Sector, is worth a read. |
Apr
2010
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| Report - Motivations and Perceptions of Fishers
Motivations and Perceptions of Seawater Recreational Fishers in NZ is a report by Akroyd Walshe and definitely worth reading. For many fishers, fishing is undertaken in spite of the cost of the alternative purchase of fish. The report has been split into two parts due to its large size and download speed. |
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| Report - Part 1 - Definition of a fisher, motive for fishing and finfish management. (Caution: large file 7.0MB) |
Mar 2000
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| Report - Part 2 - Shellfish management, compliance, education and information issues, management options and viewpoints on Maori customary seawater fishing rights. (Caution: large file 7.5MB) |
Mar 2000
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Report - Economic value of NZ recreational fishing
A 1999 report by the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies on the value of the five most popular species caught recreationally in NZ. For recreational fishers kahawai is valued between 11 and 16 times higher than its commercial value. |
Nov 1999
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MFish kahawai management advice to Minister
After much controversy and dissatisfaction from recreational fishers the Ministry of Fisheries provided advice to the Minister on the future management of kahawai. Interesting to note that even in 1990 MFish gave a list of four recommendations to the Minister, including a total moratorium on purse seine fishing for kahawai. A must read document! |
25 Sep 90
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MFish documents - Kahawai 2010 |
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Minister's decision - Kahawai 2010
The Minister of Fisheries' decision was announced on 29 September 2010. Phil Heatley's decision letter was not released until 15 October, no reasons given for the delay. The three-page letter is available here....... |
15 Oct 10
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MFish Final Advice Paper (FAP)
The Ministry of Fisheries Final Advice Paper (FAP) to the Minister outlining the various management options available for each kahawai stock. MFish recommendations are included. Worth a read. |
30 Sep 10
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MFish Additional Information
In early August MFish advised it had additional research information available that had not been included in the Initial Position Paper (IPP). This is the advice letter. The reports referred to are those above - the ERA and Akroyd reports, and the 2006 KAH 1 assessment below. |
3 Aug 10
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MFish Initial Position Paper (IPP)
A document containing the Ministry of Fisheries' initial proposals for the future management of kahawai stocks Kahawai (KAH) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10. MFish recommend KAH 4, 8 and 10 retain the status quo. Recommendations are made for KAH 1, 2 and 3. |
25 Jun 10
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MFish IPP Letter
A letter from the Ministry of Fisheries advising that the review of sustainability measures for all kahawai stocks was underway. Submissions in response were due by 13 August 2010. |
25 Jun 10
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Kahawai Plenary - stock report 2010
Detailed information on specific kahawai stocks Kahawai (KAH) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10. Status of stock abundance is relatively unknown. |
May 2010
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Kahawai Plenary - stock report 2009
Detailed information on specific kahawai stocks Kahawai (KAH) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10. Status of stock abundance is relatively unknown. |
May 2009
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Kahawai 1 (KAH 1) Stock Assessment - 2006
A NIWA report, from 2009, discussing the assessment of the Kahawai 1 (KAH 1) fishery for the year 2006. |
May 2009
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