New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016
Introduction
Defining the Economy of Abundance
In 2016, the government was reviewing the Fisheries Act, drafting a Marine Protection Bill and a new Minister’s Marine Group has been formed with the attention firmly focused on fisheries within the Territorial Sea, out to 12 nautical miles offshore.
The New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016 sought to bring a range of perspectives together, including the new report on the economy of recreational fishing in New Zealand, the reconstruction of marine catches in New Zealand between 1950 and 2010, and discussions on co-governance. All to inform future management options.
The Symposium set out to define the economy of abundance. Over 100 guests were invited to participate in robust discussions on how to grow the regional and national economy by having abundant fisheries.
This 2-day event was an opportunity to connect with other positive people and share ideas and knowledge.
Invited guests and speakers have expertise and experience in the following areas:
- Economics
- Policy development
- Conservation
- Marine research
- Co-management
- Ecology and marine science
- Renewable natural resources
- Catch reconstruction
- Tourism and adventure holiday potential.
Fisheries Symposium 2016
The New Zealand Fisheries Symposium was held over two days in Snells Beach, Mahurangi, north of Auckland. Over 100 guests attended and contributed to the discussions. The following is a record of process and the available documents.
Symposium
Presenters
Symposium invited expert speakers. 8 – 10 April 2016
A range of experts were invited to speak at the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Their expertise included marine conservation, fisheries management, policy development and fisheries economics. Keynote speakers were Dr. Daniel Pauly, Sea Around Us project, University of British Columbia, Canada, and Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton, a co-management expert from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. Other speakers included Bruce Hartill, John Holdsworth, Rob Southwick, Dr. Glenn Simmons and Anthony McNamara. Chair was Barry Torkington.
Presentations
Symposium session summaries. NZSFC. April 2016
Summary of the main points from each session or presentation made at the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Brief summaries. More detailed information from the formal sessions is available from the presentations. NZSFC. April 2016.
Recreational fishing's contribution to the NZ economy. NZMRF. 8 April 2016
Marine recreational fishing’s contribution to the New Zealand economy. Research commissioned by the New Zealand Marine Research Foundation. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016.
The unseen costs of shifting baselines. Pauly. 8 April 2016
Shifting baselines is people accepting the current state of depletion and ‘normal’ without understanding past abundance. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Daniel Pauly.
Preliminary reconstruction of marine catches in New Zealand 1950 – 2012. Simmons. 8 April 2016. New Zealand’s historic fisheries catches between 1950 and 2012 have been reconstructed using a variety of information sources, as part of the Sea Around Us project. Final report will be released before the end of April. Dr. Glenn Simmons.
Recreational fishing surveys in New Zealand. Why and how? Hartill. 8 April 2016
The 2011-12 National Panel Survey produced an internationally recognised estimate of recreational catch in NZ. Compulsory self reporting of recreational catch would not be reliable, cost effective or politically acceptable. Bruce Hartill, NIWA. 8 April 2016.
What conditions allow co-management to work? Pinkerton. 9 April 2016
Co-management requires a genuine power sharing and joint decision-making arrangement between parties. Successful co-management delivers better results for communities involved, the fisheries and decision-makers. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium. Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. 9 April 2016.
Impacts of fisheries and global warming. Pauly. 9 April 2016
Global warming means fish populations are moving to stay in water temperatures they prefer. Having an abundance of fish is an insurance policy against global warming and environmental degradation. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium. Dr. Daniel Pauly. 9 April 2016.
Recreational fishery performance in New Zealand. Holdsworth. 9 April 2016
Structural change in fisheries management requires a combination of social, political and economic factors. Agreement between disparate groups is easier to manage when there is a mutually beneficial goal. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. John Holdsworth. 9 April 2016. [Pages 1 to 12 in linked document]
Rebuilding abundance and high value sport fisheries. Holdsworth. 9 April 2016
Lessons learned after the introduction of kingfish and kahawai into the quota management system. Initial allocations are important. Kingfish needs conservative management. For kahawai, the QMS is not good at spatial management or effort spreading because the management areas are so large. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. John Holdsworth. 9 April 2016. [Pages 13 to 23]
Comparing the economic values of fishing. Southwick. 9 April 2016
If comparing recreational and commercial fisheries, it was critical to compare like for like, fishery by fishery. Commercial fishing targets many more species than recreational fishing so it was important to identify the fisheries of mutual interest. Presentation to the New Zealand Fisheries Symposium. Rob Southwick. 9 April 2016.
Public awareness
Video interviews
Video. Part 1. What's recreational fishing worth? Rob Southwick. 8 April 2016
Interview with Rob Southwick. Recreational fishing in New Zealand is a billion dollar industry. Discussion on the findings from the ‘What’s Fishing Worth?’ study. Rob Southwick. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 2. What's recreational fishing worth? Rob Southwick. 8 April 2016
Part 2. Interview with Rob Southwick discussing the results of the research into the contribution that recreational fishing makes to the New Zealand economy. Rob Southwick. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 1. Co-management in fisheries. Pinkerton. 8 April 2016
Interview with Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton where she explains that co-management in fisheries is power sharing between a government fisheries agency and a community or group or region that wants to play a governance role on a regional or local level. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 2. Co-management in fisheries. Pinkerton. 8 April 2016
Part 2. Interview with Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. Evelyn describes co-management between 20 First Nation Treaty Tribes and the government after a long legal process. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 3. Co-management in fisheries. Pinkerton. 8 April 2016
Part 3. In this interview Evelyn discloses the origin of New Zealand’s quota management system (QMS) and individual transferable quotas (ITQs) came from an economist trained at the Simon Fraser University. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 4. Co-management in fisheries. Pinkerton. 8 April 2016
Part 4. The advent of individual transferable quotas (ITQs) in fisheries had ‘hollowed out’ coastal communities. Now young people cannot find jobs in fisheries. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 1. Recreational catch and how its estimated. Hartill. 8 April 2016
Part 1. Interview with Bruce Hartill, NIWA. Bruce describes the different ways to estimate recreational catch in NZ. That work has been ongoing for around 25 years. Estimation methodology is now robust, using verified data and a peer review process. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Bruce Hartill. NIWA. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 2. Recreational catch and how its estimated. Hartill. 8 April 2016
Part 2. Interview with Bruce Hartill, NIWA. Bruce discusses why licensing of recreational fishers is not tenable, and why it would be an expensive regime delivering unreliable information. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Bruce Hartill. NIWA. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 1. Reconstruction and impacts of historic fish catches. Pauly. 8 April 2016
Part 1. Pauly explains what catch reconstruction means and how it helps us better understand the difference between the catch amounts reported to the United Nations by officials, and the estimated historic catches taken from New Zealand’s waters. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Daniel Pauly. 8 April 2016.
Video. Part 2. MPAs and benefits of integrated management. Pauly. 8 April 2016
Part 2. Interview with Dr. Daniel Pauly who explains the need for marine protected areas (MPAs) within a broader integrated management plan for the marine environment. MPAs are required to protect long-lived animals and structures in the sea. We also need to limit fishing so nature can repair itself. New Zealand Fisheries Symposium 2016. Dr. Daniel Pauly. Sea Around Us project. University of British Columbia. Canada. 8 April 2016.
How the NZ economy benefits from recreational fishing. Southwick. 10 April 2016.
Interview with Rob Southwick. Rob explains how recreational fishing by people just looking to escape for the day, generates economic activity that benefits the nation. Rob was the lead researcher for the ‘What’s Fishing Worth?’ project. Research commissioned by the NZ Marine Research Foundation and completed in 2016. Rob Southwick. Southwick and Associates. 10 April 2016.
Articles
Article. Fisheries Symposium great success. Roger Grace. June 2016
Marine conservationist, Roger Grace, summarises the recent Fisheries Symposium held in Snells Beach Mahurangi. The Symposium explored the future of recreational fishing in New Zealand, and the need for greater abundance of fish to help restore marine ecosystems. Roger Grace. Dive Pacific magazine. June 2016.
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.
FAQs
Symposium Frequently Asked Questions. April 2106
What, where and why have a fisheries symposium? Answers to common questions about the format of the Symposium, why it was important to attend and what you can expect if you are one of the 100 invited guests. April 2016.