A CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY!
Proposed options for bottom fishing access zones (Trawl Corridors) in the Hauraki Gulf.
Summary of what's being proposed.
Restrictions on bottom trawl and Danish seine fishing to carefully selected “bottom fishing access zones” were signalled as part of the Government's Revitalising the Gulf strategy. The strategy set out the range of actions needed to manage the effects that people have on the Hauraki Gulf. It was also a key action included in the recently approved Hauraki Gulf Fisheries Plan [PDF, 14 MB]
The proposed options would restrict bottom trawl and Danish Seine fishing methods in the Hauraki Gulf to defined areas to protect important benthic habitats.
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Option 1: Danish seine fishing banned from 74.1% and trawl fishing banned from 77.1% of the Gulf shallower than 200 metres* and limit these fishing methods to 6 defined zones.
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Option 2: Danish seine fishing banned from 79.4% and trawl fishing banned from 82.4% of the Gulf shallower than 200 metres and limit these fishing methods to 5 defined zones.
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Option 3: Danish seine fishing banned from 86.6% and trawl fishing banned from 88.5% of the Gulf shallower than 200 metres and limit these fishing methods to 4 defined zones.
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Option 4: Danish seine fishing banned from 87.3% and trawl fishing banned from 89.2% of the Gulf shallower than 200 metres and limit these fishing methods to 4 defined zones.
*About 3.4% of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park is deeper than 200 metres. The use of bottom contact fishing methods in areas deeper than 200 metres is outside the scope of this consultation and will need to be assessed in a separate process that includes representation of deep-water fisheries stakeholders.
Related information
Frequently asked questions about the proposed bottom fishing restrictions [PDF, 185 KB]
Bottom-trawling ban for most of Hauraki Gulf – Government media release
