On December 17, 2010, the New Zealand Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture announced a proposal to establish a marine farming zone available for finfish farming in the Hauraki Gulf and initiated a consultation process in respect of the proposal. Justine Innes was appointed as one of three members of a ministerial panel to lead that consultation, hear community, iwi and stakeholder views and make a recommendation to the minister as to whether the proposal should proceed or not.
These consultations are continuing and Justine obviously have an open mind as to what they might reveal. This article does not, therefore, consider the merits of the proposal in any way, but looks at the current process, the steps that might follow it and how they illustrate some of the options that might be available, should the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment (No. 3) Bill pass into law in its current form. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
These consultations are continuing and Justine obviously have an open mind as to what they might reveal. This article does not, therefore, consider the merits of the proposal in any way, but looks at the current process, the steps that might follow it and how they illustrate some of the options that might be available, should the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment (No. 3) Bill pass into law in its current form. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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