Catch limits for orange roughy in the East and South Chatham
Rise will be reduced to protect sustainability from October
1, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced today.
He said there would be a 14 percent reduction in the total
allowance catch, bringing it down to 9890 tonnes a year.
Mr Anderton said the decision was the first step in the
phased introduction of a new fishery plan that would provide
a management strategy for the East and South Chatham Rise
fisher.
"Once developed this fishery plan will guide future decisions
on catch limits and new measures to manage how and where
orange roughy is caught."
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