2012 – Page 2 – New Zealand Sport Fishing Council

Below are all documents in the 2012 category.

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Animal welfare Act review. MPI. Aug 2012

Proposals for a New Zealand Animal Welfare Strategy and suggested amendments to the Animal Welfare Act 1999. MPI. August 2012.

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Submission. Animal welfare Act proposals. NZSFC. Sept 2012

Submission in support of the Government's view that hunting and fishing are important and legitimate activities in New Zealand. NZSFC. September 2012.

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Fisheries Management Annual Report to 30 June 2012

Annual report from the Fisheries Management Sub-Committee. Report on fisheries management and marine protection activity and responses between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012.

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Submission. Deemed values inshore stocks. NZSFC. 30 July 2012

Submission recommending that all commercial catch taken in excess of the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) in a fish stock will be accounted for by proportionally reducing the amount of ACE to be generated in that same stock in the following year. Submission highlights issues with deemed value rates for snapper stocks. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 30 July 2012.

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Submission. Special permits review. NZSFC. 7 Sep 2012

Submission in support of the Minister finding a suitable mechanism that will provide temporary relief for set net fishers facing sudden displacement in Taranaki waters. The existing deemed value regime and 6th Schedule are the appropriate provisions for addressing unexpected or unwanted catch. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 7 September 2012.

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Submission. Animal welfare Act review. NZSFC. 28 Sept 2012

Submission agreeing that animal welfare matters and that it is important to rely on science based assessment rather than emotive or animal rights based assessment of animal welfare. Support the continuation of the provision that exempts killing fish from the full provisions of the Animal welfare Act. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 28 September 2012.

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Submission. Inshore fish stock review. NZSFC. 30 July 2012

Submission in response to the review of Elephant fish 5, Dark ghost shark 2 & 8, Red gurnard 3 & 7, John dory 7. Submission notes that many of the stocks under review are likely to have fluctuations in abundance. Signficant catch increases for low information stocks is risky. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 30 July 2012.

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Submission. Southern bluefin tuna, mako, porbeagle sharks. NZSFC. Aug 2012

Submission in response to the review of the management of highly migratory species including Southern bluefin tuna, mako shark and porbeagle sharks. Submission highlights the need for precautionary approach when managing low information stocks. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 3 August 2012.

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Submission. Oceanic whitetip shark. NZSFC. 22 Aug 2012

Submission in response to the proposal to protect the oceanic whitetip shark. Submission supports the proposal to ban the harvest of oceanic whitetip sharks from New Zealand waters, and by NZ flagged vessels on the high seas. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 22 August 2012.

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Submission. Crayfish regulations. NZSFC. 16 Dec 2012

Submission supporting the Minister revoking all concessions applying to the rock lobster fisheries. Also support for a range of other changes to regulations applying to crayfish management. Submission by the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 16 December 2012.

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