Crayfish – New Zealand Sport Fishing Council

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Application for s186A temporary closure. Taranaki Iwi. 31 July 2024

New application from Taranaki iwi to the Minister requesting approval for a 2-year temporary closure of the Western Taranaki coastline to the harvest of all shellfish, seaweeds (except beachcast), anemones, conger eels and crayfish. 31 July 2024.

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Crayfish TAC review for 1 April 2024. Submissions. Feb 2024

Public submissions in response to the review of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for CRA 3 (Gisborne), CRA 7 (Otago) and CRA 8 (Southland-Fiordland). Changes would apply from 1 April 2024. Released by FNZ 29 July 2024.

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Ruapuke Island Group Mātaitai application. 17 June 2024

Application for a mātaitai reserve around the Ruapuke Island Group, Foveaux Strait, Southland. Applicants are Topi Whānau, Whaitiri Whānau, and Te Rūnaka o Awarua. 17 June 2024.

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s186A Waiheke closure map. FNZ. Aug 2024

Map of area around Waiheke Island closed to the harvest of mussels, pāua and crayfish. Temporary closure applies for 2 years from 7 August 2024. Fisheries New Zealand. August 2024.

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Gazette notice. Waiheke Island. 5 August 2024

Fisheries Notice No. MPI 1855 confirming the 2-year temporary closure of waters around Waiheke Island. No harvesting of mussels, crayfish and pāua is permitted in the closure area. Effective 7 August 2024. Minister Shane Jones 5 August 2024.

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Waiheke temporary closure. NZSFC. 2021

Submission in support of Ngāti Pāoa and the 2-year temporary closure around Waiheke Island to all harvesting of scallops, mussels, crayfish and pāua. NZSFC. 26 February 2021.

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Article. The demise of East Coast Crayfish. LegaSea. 20 March 2024

Local communities, Māori, and commercial fishers along the Gisborne coast down to Wairoa are witnessing their crayfish stocks suffer from excessive catches over many years. The Minister is currently considering whether the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of crayfish in the CRA 3 area, between East Cape and Wairoa, ought to be reduced.

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April reviews final advice to Minister. FNZ. March 2024

Final advice paper to the Minister on April reviews with recommendations for the future management of four deepwater stocks, crayfish (Gisborne, Southland), Kaikōura paua and southern bluefin tuna. Fisheries New Zealand. March 2024.

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April review Minister’s decision. 22 March 2024

Minister's letter outlining the decisions for the future management of four deepwater fish stocks, crayfish (CRA 3, 7 & 8), Kaikōura pāua (PAU 3A), and southern bluefin tuna (STN 1). Minister Shane Jones. Most changes apply from 1 April 2024. Letter received 22 March.

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Crayfish 7 and 8 submission summary. NZSFC. February 2024

NZSFC one-page summary of the submission responding to the management review of the Crayfish 7 & 8 fishery, extending from Otago, Southland, Stewart Island and up to Fiordland. February 2024.

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