36761 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	36761 (2025)
Question asked:	28 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	12 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_36761_2025
Document guid:	312015b1-48d4-4499-90e4-074577632145

36761 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What work, if any, has he directed officials to undertake in light of his statement regarding banning bottom trawling that "we are still working on it"?

Hon Shane Jones: New Zealand works with other nations in a variety of forums including the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Committees on Fisheries (COFI), Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, and several United Nations bodies to ensure that appropriate policy settings are in place to support sustainable fishing practices globally.