54335 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Written Question

Published date: 04 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54335 (2025)
Question asked:	18 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Chlöe Swarbrick
Portfolio:	Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	01 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54335_2025
Document guid:	e8bcbefc-82ef-43ef-9b96-f5fcbd0a800c

54335 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What risk, if any, is there that closing the inner Hauraki Gulf to spiny rock lobster fishing will result in fishing effort being displaced towards the outer Hauraki Gulf?

Hon Shane Jones: I was advised that closing the inner Hauraki Gulf was likely to result in some displaced fishing effort to the outer Hauraki Gulf.