A Fisheries Plan for HMS What it is and how it will be developed

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1 A Fisheries Plan fr HMS What it is and hw it will be develped

2 Reprt Card 20-years experience with Quta Management System fr inshre species Key HMS species intrduced int QMS during 2004 Overall, utcmes have been psitive, but there is scpe fr imprvement: Internatinal bligatins Cntrl f explitatin Cntrl f envirnmental effects Efficiency Natinal develpment Stewardship & self management

3 What are fisheries plans? Fisheries plans will frm the basis f Ministry advice t the Minister n prpsed management measures and purchase f fisheries services. They will be designed t add value. T achieve this requires develping clear links between the strategies and services prpsed fr fisheries and the bjectives that have been jintly set by MFish and stakehlders.

4 Planning t maximise value Few fisheries have frmal plans Cncerns that current management measures and services dn t maximise value Demands fr imprved perfrmance frm ur fisheries: Markets; Exchange rates; Fuel csts Increasing expectatins frm recreatinal fishers & tangata whenua Changing scial values cncerning envirnmental effects There is a need t break the activity trap and fcus lnger term

5 Key utcme is t maximise value Cntributing utcmes: Health f aquatic envirnment prtected Credible fisheries management

6 The diagram shws the Objectives-Based Management apprach There are tw separate cntributins t increasing value One fcuses n meeting Gvernment bligatins The ther n increasing stakehlder value Overall Outcme: Maximise the value New Zealanders btain frm the sustainable use f fisheries resurces and prtectin f the aquatic envirnment Legislatin Plicy Internatinal bligatins Cntributing utcmes Standards Fisheries Plan Stakehlder Gals Objectives Management Measures Services

7 C-perative apprach Fisheries plans must be develped cperatively. The prcess requires: dcumenting the current situatin; develping cmmn bjectives fr the fishery; assessing and analysing any gaps n meeting these bjectives; develping a plan f actin. 1. Dcument the current situatin 2. Develp management bjectives 3. Assess the fishery 4. Decide n management measures and develp peratinal plan

8 1. Dcument the current situatin

9 Scpe

10 2. Develping Gals and Objectives Gals establish brad directin rather than determining specific actins Objectives are specific management results designed t best achieve gals while meeting relevant standards Mre difficult in shared fisheries Fcuses management and services n the things that really matter

11 3. Assess fishery against bjectives 4. Decide n management measures There are mre than 5,000 existing fisheries cntrls but which nes add value Specific measures will be required t meet bjectives Includes regulatins, cdes f practice, decisin rules etc Multi-year strategies may be desirable Must meet relevant standards

12 4. Decide n measures and services cntinued Wide range f fisheries-related services prvided, e.g. Research Cmpliance Observer Services Registry Cst f cmmercial services recvered frm industry Imprtant t ensure services directly supprt fishery bjectives Services prvided at different scales

13 Expected Benefits Increased transparency Imprved understanding f fisheries management and input by tangata whenua and stakehlders Mre efficient decisin-making Strnger link between fisheries bjectives, management measures, and services Imprved value frm fisheries

14 Prgress t date All inshre and HMS fisheries managed under plans by 2011 Cnsultatin n first batch f standards cmpleted 3 Prf f Cncept Plans prepared Plans describing current management cmplete fr mst f the 26 plan grupings New infrmatin systems under develpment

15 The path ahead the HMS planning grup Different frm ther plans as there are three chapters cncerning different fishing methds and having different cmmercial stakehlder grups Single manageable planning grup t be established with cmmercial representatives frm each fishery Rund table meetings will be kept t a minimum. Cst-effective ptins t engage include MFish staff travelling t natinally distributed wrkshps and the use f MFish vide-cnference facilities. The fcus will be the HMS planning grup supprted by input thrugh feedback frm natinal grups and iwi and recreatinal frums The web will be the primary place t put dcuments and ther media