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New Zealand Sport Fishing Council > Fisheries Documents > Fisheries 2.0 > Documents by year
  • Fisheries Management in New Zealand
    • Species
    • Customary
      • Aotea Great Barrier Temporary Closure 2023
      • Astrolabe Reef s186A closure 2016
      • Coromandel East temporary closure 2021
      • Coromandel East temporary closure 2024
      • Hauraki Gulf temporary closures 2024
      • Kauaetangohia Mātaitai
      • Maunganui Bay temporary closure
      • Napier Reef temporary closure 2023
      • Ōhiwa Harbour temporary closure 2024
      • Ōmāui Mātaitai 2019-20
      • Ruapuke Island Mātaitai 2024
      • Taranaki temporary closure 2024
      • Taranaki temporary closure 2022
      • Tautuku Mātaitai 2019-21
      • Te Māta temporary closure
      • Tutukaka – Ngunguru temporary closure 2023
      • Umupuia temporary closure
      • Waiheke temporary closure 2021-24
      • Waimārama temporary closure 2024
      • Waimārama temporary closure 2020 -22
      • Whale Island mātaitai 2024
      • Whangaroa temporary closure 2021
    • Fisheries policy & reform
      • Fisheries Act Amendment Proposal 2025
      • Fisheries Amendment Bill 2022
      • Cameras on boats 2021
      • Fisheries Change Prog 2019
      • Future of our Fisheries 2016
      • Fisheries System Review 2015
      • Briefings to Ministers
    • Fisheries plans
      • Industry Transformation Plan 2023
      • Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan 2023
      • HMS Fisheries Plan 2017
      • National Finfish Fisheries Plan 2019-20
      • Pāua 2 Fisheries Plan 2023-24
      • Pāua 5 Draft Fisheries Plan 2022
    • Legislation and reviews
      • Animal Welfare Act review 2012
      • Extend coastal permits bill 2024
      • Fast Track Approvals Bill 2024
      • Fisheries Amendment Bill 2022
      • Marine Protection Bill 2023
      • Seabed mining inquiry 2023
    • Regulatory reviews
      • Aggregation limits application 2024
      • Aggregation excess limits EMA KAH 2020
      • Crayfish Aggregation limit exemption 2016
      • Deemed value review 2016
      • Deemed value review 2021
      • Deemed value review 2022
      • Finfish bag limits review 2021
      • Fiordland amateur regulations review 2022
      • Papamoa Beach bylaw review 2018
      • Seabird mitigation measures 2023
      • Technical change proposals 2022
  • Submissions by year
    • North & South Islands submissions
    • 2025 Submissions
      • Bluff oyster landing review 2025
      • Crayfish 2 Management Review 2025
      • Crayfish 7 Management Review 2025
      • Fisheries Act Amendment Proposal 2025
      • Pāua landing review 2025
    • 2024 Submissions
      • Aggregation limits application 2024
      • Blue cod Marlborough Sounds review 2024
      • Coromandel East temporary closure 2024
      • Crayfish 1 management review 2024
      • Crayfish 3 TAC review 2024
      • Crayfish 7 and 8 review 2024
      • Exception review for predated HMS 2024
      • Extend coastal permits bill 2024
      • Fast Track Approvals Bill 2024
      • Hauraki Gulf temporary closures 2024
      • Jack mackerel pilchard kingfish review 2024
      • Kaikōura Pāua 3A TAC review 2024
      • Kaikōura pāua reopening 2024
      • Kina 1 review 2024
      • Kina 3 TAC review 2024
      • Kingfish 3 TAC review 2024
      • Ōhiwa Harbour temporary closure 2024
      • Pacific bluefin landing review 2024
      • Ruapuke Island Mātaitai 2024
      • Snapper flatfish elephantfish 7 review 2024
      • Snapper Rig John dory 2 review 2024
      • Snapper 8 TAC review 2024
      • Southern bluefin landing review 2024
      • Southern bluefin TAC review 2024
      • Taranaki temporary closure 2024
      • Waikato Regional Coastal Plan 2022-24
      • Waimārama temporary closure 2024
      • Whale Island mātaitai 2024
    • 2023 submissions
      • Aotea Great Barrier Temporary Closure 2023
      • Coromandel scallop closure review 2023
      • Crayfish 1 TAC review 2023
      • Deemed values review SNA 2023
      • Gurnard 3 TAC review 2023
      • Industry Transformation Plan 2023
      • Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan 2023
      • Hauraki Gulf trawl corridors 2023
      • Kina 1 TAC review 2023
      • Kina dredging Tory Channel review 2023
      • Marine Protection Bill 2023
      • Napier Reef temporary closure 2023
      • Pāua 2 Fisheries Plan 2023-24
      • Pāua 2 TAC review 2023
      • Red cod land-all catch review 2023
      • Seabed mining inquiry 2023
      • Seabird mitigation measures 2023
      • Trevally 2 TAC review 2023
      • Tutukaka – Ngunguru temporary closure 2023
      • Waikato Regional Coastal Plan 2022-24
    • 2022 submissions
      • Blue cod 7 TAC review 2022
      • Crayfish 1, 7 & 8 TAC review 2022
      • Deemed value review 2022
      • Fiordland amateur regulations review 2022
      • Fisheries Amendment Bill 2022
      • FMA 7 TAC review 2022
      • Gurnard 3 TAC review 2022
      • Habitats of significance 2022
      • Hākaimangō-Matiatia (Northwest Waiheke) Marine Reserve
      • Hāpuku Bass 7 & 8 TAC Review 2022/23
      • Hauraki Gulf Marine Protected Areas 2022
      • Kaikōura pāua reopening 2022
      • Maunganui Bay temporary closure
      • Northland area closure proposals 2022
      • Pāua 5 Draft Fisheries Plan
      • Rig 3 TAC review 2022
      • Northland & Coromandel Scallop TAC Review 2022
      • Tarakihi east coast TAC review 2022
      • Taranaki temporary closure 2022
      • Technical change proposals 2022
      • Te Māta closure application
      • Waikato Region Coastal Plan 2022
      • Waimārama temporary closure 2020 -22
      • Umupuia temporary closure 2008-2024
    • 2021 submissions
      • Blue cod 3 TAC review 2021
      • Cameras on boats 2021
      • Clive River dredging 2021
      • Coromandel East temporary closure 2021
      • Crayfish 1, 3, 4, 5 & Packhorse TAC review 2021
      • Elephant fish 7 TAC review 2021
      • Finfish bag limits review 2021
      • Flatfish 2 TAC review 2021
      • Gurnard 1 TAC review 2021
      • Hāpuku-Bass 1 & 2 TAC review 2021
      • Kaikōura pāua fishery reopening 2021
      • Kingfish 8 Deemed value review 2021
      • Snapper 8 TAC review 2021
      • Southern bluefin tuna TAC review 2021
      • Tarakihi east coast TAC review 2021
      • Waiheke temporary closure 2021-24
      • Whangaroa temporary closure 2021
      • Yellow-eyed mullet 9 TAC review 2021
    • 2020 submissions
      • Aggregation limits kahawai, jack mackerel 2020
      • Blue cod 5 TAC review 2020
      • Crayfish 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8 TAC review 2020
      • Crayfish ACE carry forward 2020
      • Gurnard 7 TAC review 2020
      • Kingfish 2, 3, 7 & 8 TAC review. July 2020
      • Maunganui Bay temporary closure
      • National Finfish Fisheries Plan 2019-20
      • National Rock Lobster Management Group review 2020
      • Northland scallop TAC review 2020
      • Pāua 3 subdivision 2020
      • Pōrae 1 TAC review 2020
      • Sea Change Marine Spatial Plan 2014-21
      • Snapper 7 TAC review 2020
      • South Island trawl species review 2020
      • Tautuku Mātaitai application 2019-21
      • Waimārama temporary closure 2020 -22
    • 2019 submissions
      • Crayfish 3, 4 & 8 TAC review 2019
      • Fisheries Change Programme 2019
      • Red snapper TAC review 2019
    • 2018 Submissions
      • Southern Bluefin tuna
      • Southern Scallops (SCA 7)
      • TAC review CRA 2, 4, 7 & 8. Jan 2018
    • 2017 Submissions
      • Crayfish management 2017
      • Highly Migratory Species
      • Kaikoura closure
      • Red Cod 2 and Flatfish 3
      • Review of stocks and Kaikoura closure
      • Southern Scallops (SCA 7)
    • 2016 Submissions
      • Astrolabe Reef closure application
      • Bluenose management review
      • Coromandel Scallops
      • Crayfish 3 Gisborne
      • Crayfish management 2016
      • Deemed values 2016
      • Jack mackerel 3 management review
      • John dory 7 management review
      • Paua 7 South Island
      • Quota aggregation limits exemption
      • Scallops (SCA7) management 2
      • Seabed mining Taranaki 2016
      • Snapper 7 management review
      • Surf Clam 7 review 2016
    • 2015 Submissions
      • Crayfish management 2015
      • Marlborough Sounds blue cod
    • 2014 Submissions
      • Blue Moki 3 (MOK 3) management
      • Southern Scallops 7
    • 2013 Submissions
      • Coromandel Scallop fishery
      • Crayfish management 2010-13
      • Paua Otago Southland
      • Seabed Mining Taranaki
      • Sea Perch 1
      • Sharks and Shark finning
      • Southern bluefin tuna
      • Snapper 1 TAC review 2013
      • Snapper 7
    • 2012 Submissions
      • Highly Migratory SpeciesHMS
    • 2011 Submissions
      • Te Korowai Kaikoura proposals
    • 2010 Submissions
    • 2009 Submissions
    • 2008 Submissions
    • 2007 Submissions
  • Regional issues
    • Aquaculture
      • Extend coastal permits bill 2024
      • Lambert salmon farm proposal
      • Ponui mussel farm proposal
    • Bay of Plenty
      • Astrolabe Reef s186A closure 2016
      • Kauaetangohia Mātaitai
      • Papamoa Beach bylaw review 2018
      • Motiti Island RMA proceedings
    • Hauraki Gulf
      • Coromandel East temporary closure 2021
      • Hākaimangō-Matiatia (Northwest Waiheke) Marine Reserve 2022
      • Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan 2023
      • Hauraki Gulf Marine Protected Areas 2022
      • Hauraki Gulf trawl corridors 2023
      • Marine Protection Bill 2023
      • Ponui mussel farm proposal
      • Sea Change Marine Spatial Plan 2014-21
      • Te Māta temporary closure
      • Umupuia temporary closure 2008-2024
      • Coromandel scallop closure review 2023
      • Waiheke temporary closure 2021-24
      • Waikato Region Coastal Plan 2022
      • Waikato Regional Coastal Plan 2022-24
    • Marlborough and Tasman
      • Lambert salmon farm proposal
      • Tory Channel Kina dredging review 2023
    • Northland
      • Maunganui Bay temporary closure
      • Northland area closure proposals 2022
      • Tutukaka & Ngunguru temporary closure 2023-24
    • Southland and Otago
      • Fiordland Marine Amateur Regulations 2022-23
      • Ōmāui mātaitai 2019-20
      • Tautuku Mātaitai application
  • Marine protection
    • Habitats of significance 2022
    • Marine Protection Bill 2023
    • MPA Act review 2016
    • South Island Southeast coast MPAs
  • RMA
    • Clive River dredging 2021
    • Extend coastal permits bill 2024
    • Waikato Region Coastal Plan 2022
    • Waikato Regional Coastal Plan 2022-24
  • Research and reports
    • Briefings to Ministers
    • Economy of recreational fishing
    • Fisheries Management Annual Reports
    • Gamefish tagging news
    • Kingfish monitoring
    • Recreational harvest estimates
    • Science reports
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Aotea s186A temporary closure application. Motairehe Marae Trust. 2022

Application to the Minister for a 2-year temporary closure to the commercial and recreational harvest of scallops, pāua and crayfish within 3 nm of Aotea Great Barrier, Little Barrier, the Mokohinau Islands, Horn and Simpson Rocks. Motaihere Marae Trust Board. 2022.

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Aotea s186A temporary closure map. FNZ. 2 May 2022

Proposed 2-year section 186A temporary closure around Great Barrier Island (Aotea), Little Barrier, Horn and Simpson Rocks. Closure to apply to the harvest of scallops, pāua and crayfish. FNZ. 2 May 2022.

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Report. Recreation and Tourism Assessment of Effects. October 2013

This report commissioned by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd assesses the effects of seabed mining on recreation and tourism in the South Taranaki Bight to be mostly minor to moderate. The NZSFC do not agree with this assessment.

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Decision. Marine consent. EPA. 17 June 2014.

Decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) refusing the marine consent application by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd to excavate iron sand. 17 June 2014.

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NPSUC Submission. Seabed mining South Taranaki Bight. 27 Jan 2014.

The New Plymouth Sportfishing & Underwater Club oppose the marine resource application made to the Environmental Protection Authority by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd to mine iron sand in the South Taranaki Bight. There are already many manmade restrictions on recreational use of the area, and there are concerns that any industrial disturbance of the natural environment will be severely disturbing. 27 January 2014.

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Decision. Marine and marine discharge consents. EPA. 3 Aug 2017.

Decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to approve the application for marine consents and marine discharge consents by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd to undertake restricted activities and the consents are issued subject to conditions. These marine consents and marine discharge consents expire 35 years after the date of the granting of the consents.

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TTR impact assessment report. South Taranaki Bight. August 2016

Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd impact assessment report in support of their marine consent and marine discharge consent applications relating to the South Taranaki Bight seabed mining application. These applications follow a previous application to mine the seabed for iron sand in 2013. That 2013 seabed mining application was declined on a number of grounds. 320 pages of detail.

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TTR discharge consent application. South Taranaki Bight. 23 August 2016

Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd application for a marine discharge consent to undertake a notified or non-notified discretionary activity, under s87B of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012.

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TTR application. Seabed mining Taranaki. 23 August 2016

Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd application to mine the seabed off Patea for iron sand. TTR plan to extract a maximum of 50 million tonnes of the seabed each year for a period of 35 years, in depths ranging from 19 to 42 metres. The proposal area covers 65.76 square kilometres of seabed between 22 to 36 kilometres offshore of Patea, in the South Taranaki Bight. TTR will process the extracted material, remove then export up to 5 million tonnes of iron sand per year, for up to 35 years.

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NPSUC submission. Seabed mining Taranaki. 14 October 2016

The New Plymouth Sport Fishing and Underwater Club submission opposes the Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd application based on the grounds that the applicant, TTR, has not provided all available data on the environmental impacts. The information that has been presented fails to address the Club's concerns, and there is no evidence that the seabed mining work can be carried out in a way which will not negatively affect the marine environment.

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