Update – 27 September 2022
Following consultation, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has made decisions on sustainability measures for the East Coast tarakihi fishery for the 2022/23 October fishing year.
We have released:
Decision letter and advice paper
The Decision letter – Minister for Oceans and Fisheries [PDF, 449 KB]
Review of sustainability measures for East Coast tarakihi for 2022/23 – Fisheries New Zealand decision paper [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Public submissions received during consultation
Submissions received during consultation on East Coast tarakihi [PDF, 12 MB]
Summary of the minister's decisions for East Coast tarakihi
|
Species |
Stock (area) |
Change | Decision summary |
|
Tarakihi |
TAR 1* - Auckland and Northland |
↓ |
|
|
TAR 2 - East Cape, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington |
↓ |
|
|
|
TAR 3 - East Coast South Island |
↓ |
|
|
|
TAR 7* - West Coast South Island and Cook strait |
↓ |
|
* Note: the reductions for TAR 1 and TAR 7 are entirely from the eastern portions of the quota management areas.
The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has made decisions on sustainability measures for a number of other selected fish stocks as part of the October 2022 sustainability round. More information on those decisions can be found in the Minister’s decision letter above, or by visiting the consultation page for those other fish stocks at:
Review of sustainability measures – October 2022 round
Further cuts for East Coast tarakihi limits to rebuild numbers faster – Government media release
We asked for your feedback
Fisheries New Zealand consulted on changes to catch limits for the east coast tarakihi fishery. We invited feedback from tangata whenua, stakeholders, and the public on the proposed changes.
About the proposed changes
Fisheries New Zealand proposed 3 options for reductions to the combined Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) of east coast tarakihi to ensure that the rebuild of the fishery is achieved in a period appropriate to the stock.
The proposed changes have been assessed:
- in the context of the relevant statutory requirements
- using the best available information, including the latest scientific information on the status of the stocks and consideration of international best practice.
Full details are provided in the consultation document below.
Consultation document
Review of sustainability measures for east coast tarakihi (TAR 2, TAR 3 and eastern portions of TAR 1 and TAR 7) for 2022/23 [PDF, 850 KB]
Legal overview
Our legal overview of sustainability measures provides the main legal requirements as they relate to decision-making on sustainability measures. It also references the relevant provisions in the Fisheries Act 1996.
Legal overview of sustainability measures [PDF, 287 KB]
Related information
2021 High Court judgement decision for east coast tarakihi
East Coast tarakihi: rebuilding numbers
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 – NZ Legislation
About the Quota Management System (QMS)
The deemed values guidelines [PDF, 896 KB]
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