Guidance resources

This single-volume guide describes over 400 of the more common marine fishes caught by bottom, midwater, and surface fishing methods in New Zealand seas. The guide is intended for field use particularly by fisheries observers and researchers who may or may not have specialist knowledge about the taxonomy of fishes. Accurate and rapid identification of catches at sea is important for obtaining good quality data about fish catches, for monitoring changes in fish abundance and enabling fisheries managers to make informed decisions about fishstock sustainability.

This guide was produced in 2024 and is a modified republication of the single-volume guide published in 2019 which replaced the three-volume set of guides published in 2011. A second version for fishers is identical except it does not include the research codes.

The Guide describes the steps that must be taken when applying the two approaches to mapping forest land specified by the Mapping Standard: use of the on-line mapping tool within MAF’s Climate Change Information System (CCIS); or submission in electronic form to MAF of map information created using a Participant’s own geographic information system (GIS).

This guide outlines MPI's requirement for exporting bee products

Estimated fees for ACVM regulatory assessment of veterinary medicines

Fish and fish material. Includes finfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, echinoderms, molluscs and gastropods

Estimated fees for ACVM regulatory assessment of agricultural chemicals

Online user guide for registered emissions trading scheme participants.

These reference criteria are formulated as a guide for regulators to assess when foods can be considered unacceptable or unsafe. They apply until the end of the given shelf life of a particular food. The Ministry of Health recommends industry strive for more stringent specifications.