Publications

Below you will find a partial list of publications and reports that are available online or as PDFs. Additional reports can be found on many of the websites that are identified on the general links page.

Please note that some publications are currently only available as PDFs. If you have trouble downloading these PDFs please email admin@aquaculture.govt.nz for assistance.

Educational Resources

Aquaculture in Action educational resource (Fact Sheets, teacher's lesson plans and New Zealand Curriculum links)

Biosecurity

Rules on marine farming Undaria in New Zealand 2011 (PDF 117KB)
Treatment methods used to manage Didemnum vexillum in New Zealand prepared for Biosecurity New Zealand by Aaron Pannell and Ashley D. M. Coutts, 2007 (New Zealand Marine Farming Association Inc. website)

Central Government

Technical guidance notes on the legislative reforms that came into effect on1 October 2011.

Overview (PDF 136KB)
Aquaculture planning and consenting (PDF 210KB)
Managing demand in the coastal marine area (PDF 196KB)
Aquaculture regulation-making power (PDF 137KB)
Re-consenting aquaculture (PDF 137KB)
Delivering on the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement (PDF 103KB)

The Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) was introduced to Parliament on 9 November 2010. The information sheets provide background information on the reforms.

Information sheet 1: Overview of the reforms (PDF 106KB)
Information sheet 2: Planning and consenting (PDF 108KB)
Information sheet 3: Undue adverse effects on fishing test (PDF 108KB)
Information sheet 4: Delivering the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement (PDF 100KB)
Information sheet 5: Implications for the aquaculture industry and applicants (PDF 108KB)

Additional information on specific aspects includes:

Information on continuing existing aquaculture: ‘’re-consenting” (PDF 115KB)
Information on proposed access to alternative allocation methods (PDF 141KB)

Proposed changes to the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan:

Information on proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan Change (PDF 1.43MB)
In-depth look at the proposed changes to the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan (PDF 957KB)
Marked-up amendments for the Waikato Regional Coastal Plan (PDF 287KB)

Proposed changes to the Tasman Resource Consent Management Plan:

Information on proposed Tasman Resource Management Plan Change (PDF 2.7MB)
In-depth look at the proposed changes to the Tasman Resource Management Plan (PDF 329KB)
Marked-up amendments for the Tasman Regional Coastal Plan (PDF 311KB)

2004 Aquaculture Legislation

A series of five information sheets explain different aspects of the past legislative regime. These information sheets are available on the Ministry for the Environment website:

Other

Aquaculture Unit - An Overview published 2010 (PDF, 1.83MB)
A quick guide to establishing and operating a marine farm in New Zealand
Aquaculture in New Zealand published 2008 (PDF, 718KB)
Aquaculture Risk Management Options (Ministry for the Environment website)
Government Response to NZ Aquaculture Strategy Cabinet Paper including the National Aquaculture Position Statement 2007 (online and PDF format)
Guidelines for Aquaculture Management Areas and Marine Farms, Maritime New Zealand, 2005 (Maritime New Zealand website)
Our Blue Horizon, New Zealand government 2007 (PDF, 3.14MB)

Development

National

Rules on marine farming Undaria in New Zealand 2011 (PDF 117KB)
Investment New Zealand Market Intelligence Report, Dec 2006 report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for Investment New Zealand (PDF, 3MB)
Economic Assessment of Aquaculture General Methodology, November 2006 (PDF, 708KB) coordinated by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Auckland Regional Council and Environment Waikato

Regional

Assessment of the Potential for Aquaculture Development in Northland by NIWA for Enterprise Northland - Aquaculture Development Group, 2003 (Enterprise Northland website)
Enterprise Northland has commissioned NIWA for a number of aquaculture assessment reports for the Northland region. These are available on both NIWA's website and Enterprise Northland's website.
Economic Impact of Aquaculture in the Waikato Region by COVEC for Environment Waikato, 2007(Environment Waikato website)
Bay of Plenty Aquaculture Strategy was published in November 2009. The strategy is a product of the Bay of Connections Economic Strategy.

Industry

New Zealand Aquaculture Farm Facts 2010 (PDF on Aquaculture New Zealand website)
Aquaculture Sector Strategy 2006(PDF, 1MB)

International

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome 2009
State of World Aquaculture 2006, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 500 (PDF format on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website)
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006 (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website)

Legislation and policy

Māori Development

Ahumoana Ahutāngata - Aquaculture Development in New Zealand: Scientific and Technical Information to Inform Māori 2009 (Te Puni Kōkiri website)
Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (Ministry of Fisheries website)
Te Puni Kōkiri Aquaculture Factsheet Series, 2007 (Te Puni Kōkiri website)
Māori and Aquaculture Development information booklet, 2007 (Te Puni Kōkiri website)
Scoping Research, Science and Technology Priorities for Māori in the Fishing, Farming and Forestry Sectors discussion paper prepared for Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, updated 2007 (Foundation for Research, Science and Technology website)
Treaty of Waitangi developed by the State Services Commission
Treaty settlement FAQs (Ministry for the Environment website)