Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 26, 2021 5:19:10 GMT 12
IWI MAY ACT TO PREVENT OVERFISHING
Overfishing by recreational boaties visiting Jackson Bay is driving local iwi to consider imposing customary law restrictions including more mataitai (fishing reserves) and potentially a rahui (prohibition order) to protect the dwindling resource.
Te Runanga o Makaawhio holds rangatiratanga over the area as manawhenua, recognised by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Ngati Mahaki was leading discussions with other local community leaders, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation to identify solutions based on tikanga (customary law), she said.
Several mataitai proposed in the past had been abandoned over concerns from local commercial fishermen, but with changes in legislation now allowing commercial fishing to occur in mataitai, the iwi would revisit the earlier proposals, Mrs Rasmussen said......
www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/iwi-may-act-prevent-overfishing
Overfishing by recreational boaties visiting Jackson Bay is driving local iwi to consider imposing customary law restrictions including more mataitai (fishing reserves) and potentially a rahui (prohibition order) to protect the dwindling resource.
Te Runanga o Makaawhio holds rangatiratanga over the area as manawhenua, recognised by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Ngati Mahaki was leading discussions with other local community leaders, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation to identify solutions based on tikanga (customary law), she said.
Several mataitai proposed in the past had been abandoned over concerns from local commercial fishermen, but with changes in legislation now allowing commercial fishing to occur in mataitai, the iwi would revisit the earlier proposals, Mrs Rasmussen said......
www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/iwi-may-act-prevent-overfishing