Southern Bluefin Tuna – New Zealand Sport Fishing Council

Below are all documents in the Southern Bluefin Tuna category.

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April TAC review public submissions. Feb 2024

Public submissions in response to the future management of deepwater species, southern bluefin tuna and Kaikōura pāua. Submissions were due in February 2024 and any changes would apply from 1 April 2024. Released by FNZ in July 2024.

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Proposal. Predated fish landing exception. FNZ. 2 Feb 2024

Proposal to exempt predated fish that are not fit for human consumption to be returned to the sea by commercial surface longline fishers, under certain conditions. Fisheries New Zealand. Dated January 2024. Released 2 February 2024.

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Submission. HMS landing exception. NZSFC. 1 Mar 2024

Submission supporting the landing exception for predated fish in the commercial surface longline fisheries, under certain conditions. NZSFC. 1 March 2024.

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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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Southern bluefin tuna TAC review summary. FNZ. 13 Dec 2023

One page summary of the proposal to increase the Total Allowable catch and allowance for recreational interests in the southern bluefin tuna fishery. Fisheries New Zealand. 13 December 2023.

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Southern bluefin tuna TAC review proposal. FNZ. 13 Dec 2023

Proposal to increase the Total Allowable Catch and the allowance for recreational interests in the southern bluefin tuna fishery. Fisheries New Zealand. 13 December 2023.

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Submission. Southern bluefin tuna review. NZSFC. 2 Feb 2024

Submission supporting Fisheries NZ's proposal to increase the Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch and Recreational Allowance applying to the southern bluefin tuna fishery. New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. 2 February 2024.

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TAR. Decision letter for multiple stocks. Minister. 23 Sep 2018

Decision letter on future catch settings in multiple stocks including tarakihi, Kaipara scallops, elephant fish, flatfish, green lipped mussels, john dory, kingfish, ling, longfin and shortfin eel, orange roughy, oreo, paua, red gurnard, rig, scampi, and southern bluefin tuna. Tarakihi decision on pp19-24. Minister's decision released in September and applies from 1 October 2018.

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Letter. Tuna depletion. Joint interests. 29 Nov 2021

Letter to Minister David Parker expressing concerns about the ongoing decline of tuna in New Zealand waters. Southern bluefin tuna, yellowfin and skipjack are all affected by fishing in the Pacific. The joint groups ask the Minister to advocate for precautionary and active management of fishing effort in the Pacific. Joint letter by 3 recreational fishing organisations and commercial company Pelco NZ. 29 November 2021.

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