UPDATES
30 October 2024 – consultation opened on new application
August 2022 – Minister's decision
Following the consultation that closed on 18 September 2020, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries declined consent on all aspects of the application by Pelco NZ.
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries 2022 decision letter [PDF, 877 KB]
Related document
Briefing Paper (b21-0564): Application to hold quota in excess of aggregation limits for kahawai and blue mackerel [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Consultation background
Fisheries New Zealand sought feedback from persons or organisations having an interest in a blue mackerel (EMA) and kahawai (KAH) quota aggregation limit exemption application.
The application was from Pelco NZ Limited.
The requests were to hold:
- 45.993% of all KAH quota, with an authorisation to hold up to 51% to accommodate future TAC/TACC changes.
- 55.304% of all EMA quota, with an authorisation to hold up to 61% to accommodate future TAC/TACC changes.
Consultation on this application ran for 5 weeks from 20 July to 28 August 2020.
About the application
The Fisheries Act 1996 contains provisions that place restrictions on the amount of quota that may be owned by any one person or entity. These restrictions are called aggregation limits.
For blue mackerel, the aggregation limit is 45%, and for kahawai, it is 35% of the combined total allowable commercial catches (TACCs) for each stock.
Section 60 of the Fisheries Act 1996 makes the provision for the Minister of Fisheries to consent to persons holding quota in excess of such aggregation limits, following consultation.
Consultation document
Pelco NZ Limited application to hold quota above aggregation limits [PDF, 11 MB]
Additional and separate documents provided alongside the application were not included as part of this consultation.
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