Download Review of commercial access restrictions in the PAU 5D fishery

This discussion paper provides the Ministry for Primary Industries initial views on a request from the paua industry to amend the regulations governing access restrictions for commercial paua harvest in Quota Management Area PAU 5D. The overall intent of the industry’s proposal is to identify areas that were historically closed due to water quality concerns that can now be re-opened to commercial harvesting without negatively impacting on non-commercial paua fishers.