LegaSea newsletter #150 – So much to do in so little time

August 13, 2024

Our fisheries management team has been working hard out! With an unprecedented 20 fishery proposals for the October review round, the team put in the hard mahi to complete submissions on 15 fish stocks. An incredible effort!

But, how can Fisheries New Zealand seriously expect the New Zealand public to be able to have meaningful input into so many fisheries proposals in such a short time? One might speculate that the timetable was designed to limit public engagement.