Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Closing Date:
Contact: Deepwater fisheries management team
Have your say
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures – Bottom Longlines) Circular. The proposed changes would:
- align mandatory mitigation measures with agreed ‘best practice’ seabird mitigation for bottom longline vessels
- introduce area-specific mitigation measures for the sub-Antarctic
- clarify several technical requirements.
Consultation document
Proposed changes to the Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures – Bottom Longlines) Circular [PDF, 707 KB]
Making your submission
Feedback on the proposed changes must be submitted by 5pm on Friday, 23 October 2020.
We encourage you to use the submission form template [DOCX, 41 KB]
Email all submissions to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
While we prefer email, you can post written submissions to:
Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures – Bottom Longlines) Circular
Fisheries Management
Fisheries New Zealand
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6011
New Zealand.
Submissions are public information
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