These sustainable seafood fact sheets have been produced to provide information for people interested in learning more about fisheries management in New Zealand. The series provides concise, up-to-date information on some of New Zealand’s most important fisheries, such as hoki and orange roughy. This series also explains how MPI manages certain high priority fisheries management issues, such as protecting the seabed from the impacts of bottom trawling.

Ensuring the safety of the food we sell, whether it’s produced here, imported, or exported, is essential as a nation. Everyone working in the food industry has responsibilities to make sure that the food we buy is safe and suitable to eat, whether that involves growing and harvesting crops, the food manufacturing process, or preparation and sale of food at shops, cafés or restaurants.

These Sustainable Seafood fact sheets have been produced to provide information for people interested in learning more about fisheries management in New Zealand. The series provides concise, up-to-date information on some of New Zealand’s most important fisheries, such as hoki and orange roughy. This series also explains how Fisheries New Zealand manages certain high priority fisheries management issues, such as protecting the seabed from the impacts of bottom trawling.

Same as you do with your family’s Emergency Survival Kit, think first about the basics for your Assistance/Guide Dog – food, water and warmth.

People are directly involved in the day-to-day tasks of sustainably growing and harvesting animal and plant products.

People in this field respond to issues affecting the sectors involved in growing and harvesting, or processing and commercialising – including the sustainable production of raw materials, food safety, animal welfare, biosecurity and the effects of climate change.

Processing in the primary industries involves turning raw materials into finished products before packaging and marketing them.