This report presents population estimates for cockles Austrovenus stutchburyi and pipi Paphies australis across 12 sites in northern North Island for the 2018–19 fishing year. In addition to population data, it includes sediment grain size and organic content data for Aotea Harbour, Hokianga Harbour, Kawakawa Bay (West), Mangawhai Harbour, Mill Bay, Ngunguru Estuary, Ohiwa Harbour, Otūmoetai (Tauranga Harbour), Ruakaka Estuary, Te Haumi, Whangapoua Harbour and Whangamatā Harbour.

The present study provides estimates of seabird captures in commercial trawl and longline fisheries in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Estimates were obtained from statistical models that integrated fishing effort and observer data. The current estimates update previous analyses to the 2016–17 fishing year. In this most recent fishing year, an estimated total of 4210 (95% credible interval: 3508–5296) seabirds were captured in New Zealand’s trawl and longline fisheries.

New Zealand’s Deepwater and middle-depth fisheries (deepwater fisheries) predominantly occur in waters beyond the 12 nautical mile (NM) limit of the territorial sea. Deepwater fishing activity occurs out to, and beyond, the 200NM limit of New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

This report presents the results of a nationwide survey of 6975 empanelled marine fishers, and 2203
members of the public screened as 'non-fishers' who reported their actual fishing activity over the fishing
year from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. The survey was conducted by the National Research
Bureau Ltd (NRB) on behalf of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), with the division now called
Fisheries New Zealand.

foodborne disease, campylobacter, surveillance