Download OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR NEW ZEALAND’S HARVEST STRATEGY STANDARD

The Operational Guidelines consist of two key parts: (i) Technical Guidelines, which contain
guidance on calculations of biological reference points to be used as inputs to setting fishing
targets, and the basis for the default limits specified in the Harvest Strategy Standard; and (ii)
Implementation Guidelines, which include sections on the transition period for implementing
the Harvest Strategy Standard, the roles and responsibilities of science working groups and
management working groups in estimating biological reference points and setting
management targets, and the implications of implementing the Harvest Strategy Standard.
They also include several appendices that provide ancillary information, which will be
augmented with an annotated bibliography that gives an overview of the application of
various reference points and metrics that have been used to formulate these Guidelines, and/or
may be used in their further development.