What's at stake: Sustainable growth of New Zealand’s $1.5 billion fisheries industry and clearer privacy protections.
Background: First significant Fisheries Act update since 1986, responding to industry, environmental, and legal challenges.
Key players: Ocean and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones, commercial fishing companies, Māori-owned Moana Pacific, environmental NGOs, recreational fishers
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has unveiled reforms aimed at enabling sustainable growth in New Zealand’s $1.5 billion fisheries sector, marking the most substantial update to the Fisheries Act since the 1986 introduction of the quota management system.
