Have your say
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking your input on the Southern Squid Trawl Fishery (SQU 6T) Operational Plan. We invite feedback from tangata whenua, stakeholders and the public on the management settings included in the plan.
The purpose of the plan
The operational plan sets out the measures in place in the Squid 6T fishery to manage the interaction between fishing activity and sea lions around the Auckland Islands. The plan sets out a range of measures to avoid, remedy, or mitigate the effect of fishing-related deaths on the New Zealand sea lion population.
The options for management measures include proposals on the:
- maximum number of sea lion captures (observed and estimated) that can occur in the fishery before it is closed
- proportion of fishing trips that are required to have a government observer on board
- duration of the operational plan.
Consultation document
Consultation on the Southern Squid Trawl Fishery (SQU 6T) Operational Plan [PDF, 3.1 MB]
Related document – existing operational plan to 30 September 2023
Operational plan to manage the incidental capture of NZ sea lions in the southern squid trawl fishery (2019-2023) [PDF, 455 KB]
Making your submission
Send us your feedback by 5pm on 31 July 2023. You are encouraged to use our submission form template.
Submission form template [DOCX, 76 KB]
Email your template and feedback to FMsubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
SQU 6T Operational Plan
Fisheries Management
Fisheries New Zealand
PO BOX 2526
Wellington 6140.
What to include
Make sure you tell us in your submission:
- the title of the consultation document (if using email, put the title ‘SQU 6T Operational Plan’ in the subject line)
- your name and title
- your organisation's name (if you are submitting on behalf of an organisation, and whether your submission represents the whole organisation or a section of it)
- your contact details (such as phone number, address, and email).
