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Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton, today said that the fishing sector has expanded under a National led Government, but that all this is a risk if a Labour/Alliance/Green Government gets it's han

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today announced that the Government is taking steps to assist Coromandel scallop fishers.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton, today announced that Cabinet had approved a $4.8 million reduction in cost recovery levies for the fishing industry. Mr

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today said that Labour's fishing policy, offers nothing new for the fishing sector other than more state control.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister Hon John Luxton, and Conservation Minister Hon Nick Smith, today announced the sea lion by-catch limit for the 1999/2000 squid trawl season.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today announced that the commercial catch limits for the deepwater species of oreo (known as oreo 3A) have been reduced from 6600 to 5900 tonnes for the 1999/200

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton and commercial fishers have taken action to reduce the commercial catch for paua around Stewart Island (PAU5B) by 30 tonnes as from 1 October 1999.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton, today announced moves to close part of Spirits Bay and Tom Bowling Bay, between Cape Reinga and North Cape, to commercial fishing in order to protect a unique s

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Local concern has prompted a reduction in daily recreational bag limits for shellfish on the Coromandel Peninsula.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton, today announced a number of management changes for the new fishing year to address urgent sustainability concerns, and the need to fulfil the Crown's obligation

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister John Luxton today totally rejected claims from Forest and Bird's Barry Weeber that New Zealand's Orange Roughy is fished unsustainably.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister John Luxton today refuted claims from the Seafood Industry Council (SeaFIC) made in respect of the Fisheries Amendment Bill (No 3).

The Bill allows the New Zealand Government to better control the activities of New Zealand fishing vessels outside the New Zealand EEZ. The UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the FAO Compliance Agreement specifically require New Zealand to control its fishing vessels on the high seas.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, the Hon John Luxton today announced the fisheries cost recovery levies and transactions charges for the 1999/2000 fishing year beginning on 1 October 1999.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, John Luxton and Treasurer Bill English today announced that Cabinet has agreed on changes in fisheries cost recovery rules designed to reduce business compliance costs within th

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister John Luxton today welcomed the tabling of the Select Committee report back on two Fisheries Amendment Bills.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today expressed his delight at the collaborative approach between recreational fishing sector and the Government to better define recreational fishing rights.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

NZ Recreational Fishing Council Conference Half Moon Bay Marina, Auckland

Ladies and gentlemen, parliamentary colleagues, invited guests, delegates. It's a real pleasure to be here.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister John Luxton, today announced a voluntary agreement by South East Inshore Finfish Management Ltd that will significantly reduce the number of Hectors dolphins that are caught in c

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today applauded the high level of co-operation between the Ministry of Fisheries and stakeholders in building one of the strongest scallop fisheries in the world

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister, Hon John Luxton today rejected claims from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Government has deferred any decision to push through legislation this year to allow 4th schedule species into Quota Management System (QMS) in a manner which would disadvantage the existing per

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Honoured guests, parliamentary colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today at what continues to be the most prestigious gathering of the fishing industry.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries Minister John Luxton and Finance Minister Bill English today announced the early establishment of a working party to consider the revamp of the Fisheries Cost Recovery regime.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture

New Zealand fully supports the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and urges member nations to implement its provisions as soon as possible.

  • John Luxton
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture