Fisheries reports and stock statistics

A summary of environmental interactions between the seafood sector and the aquatic environment.

Improving environmental performance and modernising fisheries management is at the core of extensive reforms that are underway currently in Fisheries New Zealand.

A summary of environmental interactions between the seafood sector and the aquatic environment

A summary of environmental interactions between the seafood sector and the aquatic environment

The Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review (AEBAR) 2015 is a summary of environmental interactions between the seafood sector and the aquatic environment.

This, the 2014 edition of the Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review (AEBAR), expands and updates previous editions. It summarises information on a range of issues related to the environmental effects of fishing and aspects of marine biodiversity and productivity relevant to fish and fisheries. This review is a conceptual analogue of the Ministry’s annual reports from the Fisheries Assessment Plenary. It summarises the most recent data and analyses on particular aquatic environment issues and, where appropriate, assesses current status against any specified targets or limits.
Whereas the reports from the Fisheries Assessment Plenary are organised by fishstock, the Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review is organised by issue (e.g. protected species bycatch, benthic impacts), and almost all issues involve more than one fishstock or fishery.

This AEBAR document summarises information and, where appropriate, assesses current status against any specified targets or limits, on a range of issues related to the interactions between the seafood sector and the marine environment. This edition features some chapters updated from 2012 as well as new chapters on Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras), the ecological impacts of aquaculture, and Hector’s / Maui’s dolphins.

This is the second Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Review (AEBAR). It summarises information on a range of issues related to the environmental effects of fishing and aspects of the marine environment and biodiversity of relevance to fish and fisheries. The review summarises the most recent data and analyses on particular aquatic environment issues and, where appropriate, assesses current status against any specified targets or limits.

The Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review (AEBAR) summarises information on a range of issues related to the environmental effects of fishing and aspects of the marine environment and biodiversity of relevance to fish and fisheries. Developed over three years, this report summarises the most recent data and analyses on particular issues and, where appropriate, assesses current status against any specified targets or limits.