Aotearoa New Zealand has a long running and well managed quota management system for its fisheries, yet still faces challenges in terms of designing and implementing integrated ecosystem based approaches. Two recent processes have challenged the norm. In the Te Korowai case, issues surrounding the coastal marine environment were managed...
New Zealand marine fishing activities create many types of environmental externalities. Legislation requires that the externalities be internalised and fisheries management agencies must choose from a wide range of instruments which are best suited to the task. Selection of best instruments can be aided by following a hierarchical decision process,...