Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>Developing an understanding of the distribution and risks to coastal and estuarine habitats is critical to the management of ecological resources. Environment Southland contracted Wriggle Coastal Management to identify the habitat vulnerability and monitoring priorities for coastal ecological resources in the developed section of the Southland coastline using a similar approach to that recently used in the Greater Wellington region (Robertson and Stevens 2007a, 2007b, 2007c). </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Alongside the report </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.es.govt.nz/Document%20Library/Research%20and%20reports/Estuarine%20reports/southland-coast-risk-2008.pdf"><SPAN><SPAN>Southland Coast Te Waewae Bay to the Catlins - habitat mapping, risk assessment and monitoring recommendations</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>,the consultant provided mapping layers that identify locations within the report.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: This is an extract from DOC's OverlayingUnitsdataset. See Dataset history for the query run on DOC's Conservation Unit Dataset. Nationally compiled dataset containing geospatial definitions of DOC management units (conservation units) defined by various acts of parliament and legislation. The attributes in this dataset have been derived from DOC's Land Register to provide additional information.
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Mātaitai reserves</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Mātaitai reserves are developed and managed by tangata whenua. They recognise and provide for:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>the special relationship between tangata whenua and their traditional fishing grounds</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>non-commercial customary fishing.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Mātaitai reserves allow:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>customary fishing</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>recreational fishing without needing a permit.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Mātaitai reserves don't:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>allow commercial fishing (unless reinstated by a regulation)</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>allow landing of commercial catch or holding pots</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>affect commercial fishing vessel activities like transiting and mooring</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>affect recreational fishing rules unless there are bylaws in place</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>control whitebait fishing</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>affect access to beaches and rivers</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>change restrictions on access to private land.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Mātaitai reserves may have bylaws</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Some mātaitai reserves have bylaws that tangata kaitiaki/tiaki (guardians) use to manage non-commercial fishing. Bylaws apply to all people fishing in a mātaitai reserve. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Role of tangata kaitiaki/tiaki</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The tangata kaitiaki/tiaki appointed to a reserve can:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>issue customary fishing authorisations for customary food gathering – not just for hui and tangi</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>recommend changes to the recreational and customary fishing rules in the reserve — these may become bylaws</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>recommend reinstatement of limited commercial fishing.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Recommendations for bylaws (for recreational fishing) and regulations (for commercial fishing) are consulted on with the public and relevant stakeholders, and need to be approved by the Minister of Fisheries.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Source of description copied on 21/08/2019 from </SPAN><A href="https://www.mpi.govt.nz:443/law-and-policy/maori-customary-fishing/managing-customary-fisheries/"><SPAN>https://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/maori-customary-fishing/managing-customary-fisheries/</SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN>Customary Areas can be viewed in NABIS (National Aquatic Biodiversity Information System) map hosted by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) </SPAN><A href="https://maps.mpi.govt.nz/templates/MPIViewer/?appid=96f54e1918554ebbaf17f965f0d961e1"><SPAN>https://maps.mpi.govt.nz/templates/MPIViewer/?appid=96f54e1918554ebbaf17f965f0d961e1</SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN>Point feature layer: </SPAN><A href="https://mpi.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=aa10bb520af9407692251ab996caf2f2"><SPAN>https://mpi.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=aa10bb520af9407692251ab996caf2f2</SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN>Source: in future the data will be available on the MPI open data portal </SPAN><A href="http://data-mpi.opendata.arcgis.com/"><SPAN>http://data-mpi.opendata.arcgis.com/</SPAN></A><SPAN> but in the meantime it is available by request</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>