Legislation – New Zealand Sport Fishing Council

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Interview. Q & A session with Barry Torkington. 13 Aug 2016.

Tim Higham of the Hauraki Gulf Forum interviews Barry Torkington, Chair of the recent New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Tim asks Barry about the lessons learned from Daniel Pauly and the other speakers, local and international, and how those lessons might apply in New Zealand. Gulf Journal. June 2016.

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Tautuku Mātaitai Gazette Notice. MPI. 3 July 2023

Gazette Notice defining boundaries of the Tautuku Mātaitai Reserve. The Notice is effective from 31 July 2023 until further notice. Ministry for Primary Industries. 3 July 2023.

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TOR 1 Gazette notice. 27 Feb 2025

Gazette notice detailing the TAC increase for Pacific bluefin tuna in New Zealand waters, in 2025 and from 1 October 2025 onwards. Effective from 3 March 2025. Minister Shane Jones. 27 February 2025.

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Landing and Discard exceptions notice. FNZ. April 2025

Fisheries Landing and Discard Exceptions Notice related to shellfish and finfish species including crayfish, pāua, tuna, crabs, kina, oysters and others. Fisheries New Zealand. Released 30 April 2025.

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Submission. Bluff oyster landing exception review. Recreational. 12 Feb 2025

Submission opposing the proposed landing exception that would allow commercial fishers to return Bluff oysters above the minimum legal size to the sea. NZSFC, LegaSea, NZ Angling & Casting Association, NZ Underwater Association. 12 February 2025.

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Commercial landing exceptions guidelines. FNZ. Dec 2023

Commercial landing exception reviews operational guidelines on assessing whether a QMS stock or species may or must be returned or abandoned to the sea under new provisions in the Fisheries Act. Fisheries New Zealand. December 2023.

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Review of commercial landing exceptions. FNZ. Dec 2023

Overview of policy context and legislative requirements in relation to commercial landing exception reviews. Fisheries New Zealand. December 2023.

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Article. Where’s the protein going to come from? Minister. Newsroom. 16 Feb 2025

Article by Jonathan Milne. Minister Jones has recently met with fishing industry leaders to discuss cameras on boats, catch limits and bottom trawling. Newsroom. 16 February 2025.

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Submission. Fisheries Act amendment proposal submission. Recreational. 11 April 2025

Joint recreational submission in response to the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act. The proposals seek to make commercial access to fish easier, by quicker and less expensive means, while failing to both defend fish stocks against over exploitation and to support the ecosystem on which they depend. NZSFC, LegaSea, NZ Angling & Casting Association, NZ Underwater Association. 11 April 2025.

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Submission. RMA Amendment Bill. NZSFC. 10 Feb 2025

Submission to the Environment Select Committee urging them to change the Amendment Bill, to remove the regulatory duplication and overlap that exists between the RMA and Fisheries Act. New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 10 February 2025.

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