Fact sheets

• Fact sheet 1: Accurate Reporting [PDF, 258 KB]
• Fact sheet 2: Marking Requirements [PDF, 217 KB]
• Fact sheet 3: Seabirds [PDF, 1.2 MB]
• Fact sheet 4: Spatial and temporal [PDF, 213 KB]
• Fact sheet 5: Protected fish species [PDF, 358 KB]
• Fact sheet 6: Compliance delivery model [PDF, 204 KB]

Guidance and support

• An introduction to electronic catch and position reporting – YouTube video
• Electronic catch and position reporting: What's changing for commercial fishers? – YouTube video
• Guide to electronic catch and position reporting [PDF, 2.1 MB]
• A day in the life guide – poster [PDF, 824 KB]
• A day in the life guide – poster in Māori [PDF, 803 KB]
• How to apply for an exemption from electronic catch and position reporting

General guidance

• Species identification guides to help with reporting (includes non-fish species)
• Information for commercial fishers
• Fisheries species codes
• Codes for reporting non-QMS species [XLSX, 28 KB]

Support for fishers

Fisheries New Zealand understands that there are many challenges faced by fishers, their whanau and the communities they work in. Find out about some national and regional services that can give help and advice with health, wellbeing, and making business decisions.

• Explore the support available

Digital monitoring updates

• Digital monitoring update – August 2020 [PDF, 183 KB]
• Digital monitoring update – July 2020 [PDF, 171 KB]
• Digital monitoring update – June 2020 [PDF, 175 KB]
• Digital monitoring update – May 2020 [PDF, ]
• Digital monitoring update – April 2020 [PDF, 168 KB]
• Digital monitoring update – February 2020 [PDF, 155 KB]
• Digital monitoring update – January 2020 [PDF, 158 KB]
• Stage 1 on-board cameras, deadline for submissions – August 2019 [PDF, 187 KB]
• Electronic reporting, dolphin consultation, support for fishers – July 2019 [PDF, 440 KB]
• November 2019 [PDF, 169 KB]
• October 2019 [PDF, 173 KB]
• September 2019 [PDF, 167 KB]
• Digital Monitoring – May 2019 [PDF, 401 KB]
• Digital Monitoring – March 2019 [PDF, 507 KB]
• Digital monitoring – February 2019 [PDF, 608 KB]
• 28 November 2018 – Videos, flip book and technology guidance [PDF, 528 KB]
• 1 October 2018 – Camera and reporting exemptions, and circular consultation [PDF, 441 KB]
• 13 September 2018 – Next stage in roll-out of electronic catch and position reporting [PDF, 140 KB]
• 27 August 2018 – Progress on proposals for fishing industry [PDF, 177 KB]
• June 2018 – Closure of consultation on regulation amendments
• 10 May 2018 – Consultation and digital monitoring update [PDF, 131 KB]
• 27 March 2018 – Deferral of digital monitoring implementation [PDF, 466 KB]

Regulations

• Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2017
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting) Regulations 2017
• Fisheries (Electronic Monitoring on Vessels) Regulations 2017

Regulation amendments 

These amendments took effect on 10 January 2019.

• Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2018
• Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2018
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2018
• Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2018

This amendment took effect on 30 June 2020.

• Fisheries (Electronic Monitoring on Vessels) Amendment Regulations 2020

Exemptions from regulations

• Exemption from compliance with the Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2017 when oyster dredging in OYU 5 [PDF, 292 KB]
• Exemption from compliance with the Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting) Regulations when fishing for deepwater clams, PAU 4 and SUR 4 [PDF, 203 KB]
• Exemption from compliance with the Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2017 for Deckhand customers [PDF, 203 KB]

Circulars

Currently in force

• Fisheries (E-logbook Technical Specifications) Circular 2021 [PDF, 522 KB] (comes into force on 1 September 2021)
• Fisheries (E-logbook Users Instructions and Codes) Circular 2021 [PDF, 3.1 MB] (comes into force on 1 September 2021)
• Fisheries (Electronic Reporting of MHRs and LFRRs) Circular 2019 [PDF, 312 KB]
• Fisheries (E-logbook Users Instructions and Codes) Circular 2019 [PDF, 2.1 MB] (will be revoked on 1 September 2021)
• Fisheries (E-logbook Technical Specifications) Circular (No. 2) 2018 [PDF, 1 MB] (will be revoked on 1 September 2021)
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting Devices) Circular 2019 [PDF, 582 KB]
• Fisheries (Electronic Monitoring On Vessels) Circular 2019 [PDF, 1 MB]

Revoked (no longer in force)

• Fisheries (E-logbook Users Instructions and Codes) Circular (No. 2) 2018 [PDF, 3.5 MB]
• Fisheries (E-logbook Users Instructions and Codes) Circular 2018 [PDF, 2 MB]
• Fisheries (E-logbook Users Instructions and Codes) Circular 2017 [PDF, 634 KB]
• Fisheries (E-logbook Technical Specifications) Circular 2018 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
• Fisheries (E-logbook Technical Specifications) Circular 2017 [PDF, 489 KB]
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting Devices) Circular (No. 2) 2018 [PDF, 524 KB]
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting Devices) Circular 2018 [PDF, 371 KB]
• Fisheries (Geospatial Position Reporting Devices) Circular 2017 [PDF, 140 KB]
• Fisheries (Monthly Harvest Returns) Circular 2017 [PDF, 200 KB]