Election year:
2023
Political party:
New Zealand First
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Water and Oceans
- Undertake a review of recreational catch limits and how we can improve our coastal fisheries to ensure we have quality inter-generational fisheries in the future.
- Investigate the establishment of a separate Fisheries and Aquaculture Service to be located in regional New Zealand.
- Make $100m available to provide capital to Aquacorp as a way to de-risk ocean based marine farming.
- Deliver a fast-track statutory process for aquaculture consents with modest costs.
- Support initiatives to require all vessels fishing in New Zealand territorial and economic zone waters to be New Zealand flagged.
- Encourage maximum achievable crewing rates of fishing vessels through employing New Zealand citizens and permanent residents as a priority.
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