Request for data on quotas, compliance, catch and effort, and monitoring related to the Paua fishery, along with any supplementary data. Anonymised if necessary.
poor transparency within the fisheries industry.
making data accessible that is usually controlled by a few dominant market players.
Request received
Thank you for your email of 21 October 2024 requesting information relating to pāua fisheries data. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Fisheries New Zealand does regularly publish information concerning the pāua fishery which is available through Fisheries New Zealand’s Fisheries Assessment Plenary published on Fisheries New Zealand’s infosite - https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/25687/57%20PAUintro%202024.pdf.ashx, and MPI’s website concerning allowances and regulations for collecting pāua - https://www.mpi.govt.nz/fishing-aquaculture/recreational-fishing/information-on-popular-fish-in-nz/paua-status-and-information/. Should additional information be sought, please direct your request to our info@mpi.govt.nz email address where we will be able to put you in touch with someone at MPI. Should you have any concerns with this response, I would encourage you to raise these with the Ministry for Primary Industries at Official.InformationAct@mpi.govt.nz. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143 or at info@ombudsman.parliament.nz.
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