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Balancing the sustainability of our fisheries stocks and the impacts of fishing on the environment with the economic opportunities

Kaharoa II

Kaharoa II

The state-of-the-art science platform has the capability of a larger vessel for a vast array of applications across the marine environment. Available for charter, Kaharoa II is a cost-efficient vessel with the latest equipment and technologies to enable world-class science

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    Caught on camera

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    From shallows: moving from the familiar shores of Raoul Island to lesser known higher latitude Islands

    Over the last few days the “dive team” have been recording corals, fishes, urchins and other invertebrates from the shallow waters (0-30m) surrounding Raoul Island to complement the biodiversity records from the deeper ocean collected by the other scientists onboard.
    Coral
    Fisheries
    Marine invertebrates

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    Mesopelagic trawl - off Kermadec Islands Oct 2016

    Using a very wide net to complete a 960m deep mesopelagic trawl near the Kermadec Islands has brought up a large number and diverse range of deep water species.
    Fisheries

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    The pearl of New Zealand fishing

    Feature story
    26 July 2016
    The Quota Management System, which some say saved New Zealand fisheries, is 30 years old today. The system is founded on science that studies fish biology, abundance and distribution, and estimates how many can be caught and still keep the population healthy.
    Fisheries

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    First winter fisheries survey finds toothfish spawning in the Ross Sea

    News article
    06 July 2016
    At the edge of the advancing winter sea ice in the Ross Sea, a first-ever winter fisheries survey has uncovered new secrets of the Antarctic toothfish.

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    Availability of toothfish to predators – sea ice-based survey

    Sea ice-based toothfish surveys have been carried out in McMurdo Sound since 2014.
    Antarctica

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    Antarctic fisheries research publications

    A bibliography of some of the journal papers and CCAMLR Working Group papers published about the toothfish fishery.
    Antarctica

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    Spatial management of the Ross Sea

    The fishery is managed differently depending on the region and specific environmental protection and fishery management objectives in the region.
    Antarctica
    Marine protected areas

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    Ecosystem effects of fishing

    Find out about the role of toothfish in the ecosystem and the potential effects of fishing.
    Antarctica
    Benthic habitats

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    The Ross Sea shelf survey

    A survey series in the Southern Ross Sea was started in 2011 to index juvenile abundance.
    Antarctica

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    Antarctic toothfish stock assessment

    CCAMLR sets annual catch limits, using a stock assessment model.
    Antarctica

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    The toothfish fishery

    Find out more about the toothfish fishery, including its history, catch, sea ice influences and fishery operational requirements.
    Antarctica