| Kahawai
Stakeholder Cover Letter
Ministry
of Fisheries
8
July 2005
Dear
Stakeholder
Review
of sustainability measures and other management controls for kahawai
for the 2005-06 fishing year.
The
purpose of this document is to seek your views on Ministry of Fisheries
(MFish) proposals to review sustainability measures and other management
controls for kahawai for the 2005-06 fishing year.
Kahawai
were introduced into the Quota Management System on 1 October 2004.
Catch limits and allowances for kahawai stocks were set prior to
that time. The Minister of Fisheries has asked for a review of current
sustainability measures for kahawai. Two options are proposed for
consultation. The first is to retain the current catch limits and
allowances for kahawai stocks. The second option is to reduce
kahawai catch limits and allowances for all kahawai stocks by 10%.
MFish
is formally consulting on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries in
relation to these proposals, in accordance with the Minister's statutory
obligations to consult under the Fisheries Act 1996.
MFish
welcomes written submissions on the matters contained within the
IPP. MFish requests that you provide comments on the proposals for
kahawai no later than 5 August 2005. Please
send your comments to: Kristin Philbert, Ministry of Fisheries,
PO Box 1020, Wellington, or email kristin.philbert@fish.govt.nz
Should
you wish to discuss the content of the IPP please contact:
- Arthur
Hore, Senior Fisheries Management Advisor; or Graeme McGregor,
Fisheries Advisor on (09) 820 1990
Please
note that all submissions are subject to the Official Information
Act and can be released, if requested, under that Act. If you have
specific reasons for wanting to have your submission withheld, please
set out your reasons in the submission. MFish will consider those
reasons when making any assessment for release of submissions if
requested under the Official Information Act.
Yours
sincerely
Arthur
Hore
Senior
Fisheries Management Advisor
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