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Customary harvest of scallops during closure

Responses issued in 2021 in relation to the recently announced 2-year closure of scallop fishing in an area extending along the east Coromandel coastline.

OIA21-1172 - Customary harvest of scallops during closure [PDF, 204 KB]

Seabirds and bycatch

Responses issued in 2021 to requests for information.

OIA21-0503 Information relating to seabirds and protected marine species caught by commercial fishers [PDF, 1.6 MB]

OIA21-0404 Information on fishing-related bycatch from the previous 5 years [PDF, 247 KB]

How tax revenue from fishing is used

A response to a request for information sent in 2021.

OIA21-0374 Information regarding how NZ tax revenue is used in our fishing industry [PDF, 3 MB]

Fisheries compliance

Documents released under the Official Information Act (OIA) after requests for reports related to fisheries operations between 1990 and 2012.

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Vessel inspections

A response sent in 2021 on the proportion of inspections which are brought to the attention of MPI and fisheries officers by members of the public.

OIA21-0742 - Information on vessel inspections [PDF, 254 KB]

Approval of the Precision Seafood Harvesting Modular Harvest System

Documents released under the Official Information Act (OIA) after requests for reports related to Precision Seafood Harvesting and approval of the Modular Harvest System.

Background information about the approval and related documents

Kahutara, Oaro, and Tūtaeputaputa mātaitai reserves

Documents released under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) in response to requests for information relating to the establishment of the Kahutara and Tūtaeputaputa Mātaitai Reserves, and extension of the Oaro Mātaitai Reserve near Kaikōura in 2018.

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