Management and Meeting Reports

Reports and Papers

The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council actively participates in many management, policy and science processes. It is our intention to report on those processes and any new developments as they occur.

This page has been developed to enable our members and supporters to stay abreast of the most recent developments and other issues of interest that a worth reporting. 

In the list below the latest reports are at the top of the list....

Report - Gamefish tagging update 23 January 2012

Release and recapture data for the 2010–11 season (July to June fishing year) are summarised in this report and compared with those from previous seasons. Particular recaptures that provide growth or movement information of significance or interest are described. 

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Report - Highly Migratory Species Fish Plan meeting

25 November 2011

Commercial fishers report an increase in bluefin tuna catch rate, taking all of last year's Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) and in-season increase (550 tonne). Commercial albacore catch was up last season and skipjack catch was up in New Zealand waters, mainly because there were three NZ super-seiners rather than one fishing over summer. 

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Report - Fisheries Commission meeting 

15 September 2011

This meeting was convened to discuss a range of important issues prior to attendance at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in late September. Korea had proposed to ban night fishing. Purse seining around Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) was highly controversial due to the ongoing catch of juvenile Big Eye and Yellowfin Tuna. Click on the image to the right to read the report.

Report - Options to enhance recreational fishing

7 September 2011

In late June the Minister of Fisheries, Phil Heatley, invited eight people from the recreational sector to Wellington to discuss "options to enhance the recreational fishing experience". The Minister was keen to explore possiblities that were available within current legislation. This report covers the discussions before and during the Minister's meeting, and includes feedback sent to the Minister after the meeting. Click on the image to the right to read the report.

27 June 2011

A letter from the Minister of Fisheries inviting the NZSFC to a meeting to discuss options to enhance the recreational fishing experience. The NZ Recreational Fishing Council and a member from each of the Ministry's regional recreational fisheries forums would also be invited to the meeting, planned for late August/early September.

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