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Term
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Description
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Gamefish
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Fish
hunted for sport.
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Gear
restrictions
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These
are usually imposed to protect young fish, e.g. mesh size
restrictions, net size restriction and restrictions on how
a net can be set, or to limit by-catch problems.
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Habitat
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Where
organisms live.
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Harvest
rights
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The right
to harvest a defined amount of the TACC in a defined area,
it can be bought or sold, and under the Fisheries Act 1983
it can also be leased. ITQ is allocated on the basis of catch
history. Also known as ITQ.
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HFO
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Honorary
Fishing Officer:
Volunteers
that assist the public in complying with amateur fishing regulations.
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Hui/tangi
management
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A dispensation
under amateur regulations to take fish in differing quantities,
sizes and methods specifically for hui or tangi.
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Iki jime
fish
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Fish
that have been killed by a spike driven through the brain.
There is a large Japanese market for this type of fish.
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Individual
Transferable Quota
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ITQ:
The
right to harvest a defined amount of the TACC in a
defined area, it can be bought or sold, and under the Fisheries
Act 1983 it can also be leased. ITQ is allocated on
the basis of catch history. Also known as Harvest Rights.
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Input
controls
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These
are attempts to control fishing effort, e.g. limited licensing/permitting,
gear restrictions, closed fishing grounds and closed seasons.
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Inshore
fishery
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This
fishery is based on about 30 species. Habitat extends from
the shore out to depths of about 200 metres at the edge of
the continental shelf.
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Intermittent
cycles
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A pattern
of fish stock population stability where periods of high abundance
are followed by collapse.
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International
Biodiversity Convention
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This
convention requires conservation of the diversity of biological
systems and management of their use in a sustainable way to
avoid the loss of genetic material. New Zealand signed this
in 1992.
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Invertebrates
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Animals
that have no spinal column.
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Irregular
cycles
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Patterns
of fish stock population stability that cover species with
short life cycles and either highly variable recruitment or
strong predator/prey relationships
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ITQ
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Individual
Transferable Quota:
The
right to harvest a defined amount of the TACC in a
defined area, it can be bought or sold, and under the Fisheries
Act 1983 it can also be leased. ITQ is allocated on
the basis of catch history. Also known as Harvest Rights.
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Jawless
fish
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These
fish have sucker-like mouths and rasping teeth, e.g. lampreys
and hagfish (blind eels).
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Jigging
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A fishing
method where lines are continuously lowered and retrieved
from the fishing vessel. This is usually done at night with
powerful lights to attract species like squid.
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Joint
venture vessels
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Vessels
that are foreign owned but registered in New Zealand.
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Klondiking
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Bringing
large ships in to process the fish brought to them by the
catcher vessels.
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