7483 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

7483 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What will the primary regulatory management measure for managing the impact of fishing on the sea lion population be now that the Fishing Related Mortality Limit has been scrapped?

Hon Shane Jones: The primary regulatory management measure for managing the impact of fishing on the sea lion population in SQU6T is the mandatory deployment of Sea Lion Exclusion Devices in the trawl net. This is backed up by a high level of coverage by Fisheries New Zealand observers.