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Geelong Revisited: From ESD to EBFM –
Future Directions for Fisheries Management:
The New Zealand Experience
Melbourne, 21& 22 May, 2008
Jonathan Peacey
New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries
ESD but not by that name!
• No explicit focus on ESD; but
legislation and policies deliver key
elements of ESD
• Moving to Ecosystem Approach to
Fisheries
• Environmental standards and
objectives-based fisheries plans
• Ongoing management of specific
environmental impacts
• Increasing environmental research
• Societal views changing rapidly
Legislation
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Fisheries Act 1996
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Purpose: Provide for utilisation while ensuring sustainability
Environmental principles:
 Associated & Dependent Species
 Maintain Biological diversity
 Habitat of importance
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Information principles (precautionary approach – but not quite!)
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Requirement to manage most fish stocks at or above BMSY
Marine Reserves Act 1971
Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978
Wildlife Act 1953
Policies
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MFish Statement of Intent
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Overall Outcome: Maximise the value New Zealanders
obtain from the sustainable utilisation of fisheries
resources and protection of the aquatic environment
Contributing Outcomes:
 Aquatic environment protected
 Best value able to be realised
 Credible fisheries management
Biodiversity Strategy 2000
Marine Protected Area Strategy
Fisheries Environmental Strategy
Comprehensive Oceans Policy attempted; deferred
Environmental Strategy - 2005
• Assess all environmental effects of
fishing; don’t just respond
• Environmental standards define
acceptable limits of fishing effects
• Social values to be incorporated in
standard setting
• Flexibility in how standards are
achieved
• Fishery managers to demonstrate
fishery meets relevant standards
Standards and Operational Guidelines
Approved:
• Deemed values
• Management of Non-QMS species
• Consultation
• Sealions
Consultation Completed:
• Harvest Strategy (TAC-setting)
• Seabirds
• Hectors/Maui Dolphins
To be released later:
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Other marine mammals
• Reporting
• Allocation
• Risk analysis
• Input and participation of tangata
whenua
• Governance and representation
• Purchase
• Service Delivery
To be released soon:
• Benthic Impacts
Until the Fisheries Act is amended, standards are only policies that guide
advice to the decision-maker (Minister or Chief Executive)
Objectives-Based Management
• Legislation
• Policy
• International obligations
Overall Outcome:
Maximise the value New Zealanders obtain from the sustainable use
of fisheries resources and protection of the aquatic environment
Fisheries
Contributing
outcomes
Plans
Stakeholder Goals
Objectives
Standards
Management measures
Services
Fisheries Plans
• Deepwater fisheries
• Inshore finfish (7 plans)
• Shellfish/Seaweed (11 plans)
• Freshwater eels (2 plans)
• Other freshwater fisheries
• National Plans:
o Seabird NPOA
o Shark NPOA
o Benthic habitat
Ongoing Environmental Initiatives
• Codes of Practice & Regulations
covering trawl & longline vessels
& marine mammals & seabirds
• Benthic Protection:
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31 Marine Reserves (7.6% TS)
Benthic Protection Areas (32% of EEZ;
52% seamounts; 88% hydrothermal
vents)
Fisheries Act closures; Cable zones
• Certification:
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Hoki fishery MSC certified since 2001
3 other fisheries under assessment
Environmental certification fund 2008
Research
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Biodiversity & other
research
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Non Commercial
Fisheries
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Aquatic Environment
Inshore, Pelagic, &
Shellfish
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Deepwater, Middle Depth,
& Antarctic
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Expenditure ($NZ million)
• Total fisheries
research: $40 M
• MFish research:
$ 20 M
• DoC: impacts of
fishing: $1.8 M
• FRST aquatic env
research: $15 M
• Industry research:
$1.5 M
• Some research cost
recovered
Fishing Year