Marine NZ

why do we need no take marine reserves
Author(s): Roger Grace

In New Zealand, when we talk of no-take zones in the sea we really mean
marine reserves, set up under the Marine Reserves Act 1971. Although there
are a few other ways of achieving full protection, the Marine Reserves Act is
the specific piece of legislation designed for this purpose. It does have some
short-comings, however, and to correct some of these a new Marine Reserves
Bill has been prepared, but has been languishing in the storage cupboards of
Parliament with no action for more than ten years.

MPA news 136
Author(s): MPA News

Vol. 15, No. 5
March / April
2014
Table of Contents
Global study finds conservation success
increases dramatically when MPAs have five key features
The emerging concept of marine biodiversity offsets and their potential uses with MPAs
More outcomes and insights from IMPAC3
Regional recognition system for well-managed
MPAs is already underway in Coral
Triangle region
Perspective: .Designating Marine Conservation Zones in England – a phased approach
Notes & news

Marine Reserve for the Bay of Islands
Author(s): John Booth

No question about it. A highlight of any tiki-tour of New Zealand is when you get to rub limbs with one of our giant kauri, protected
forever in its natural state within a forest remnant. Even we locals – who tend to take for granted this legacy – have our awe rekindled
whenever we get to re-acquaint ourselves with one of these great spirits that link us with some remote past.
Certain individuals had the foresight – at a time that most bush was being bowled or burnt – to reserve areas, millions of years in the
making, in their natural state. Kiwis and others would always be able to see what the forested landscape once looked like. To mill any
today would be the last thing on your mind.
Strange, isn’t it? We’re keen to hold on to representative examples of original native land cover – yet are so reluctant to do anything
similar for the sea. There are no places fully protected from fishing north of the Poor Knights Islands, right around the top and down
to Taranaki. There is not a single possie easily accessed where you take your mokos to see a fully intact, functioning marine ecosystem.
Decades of overfishing of certain key species (especially snapper and crayfish) have put the kybosh on close to two-thirds of the kelp
forests of the Bay of Islands. Instead of teeming life associated with great seaweed forests, we find instead ghostly pale rock surfaces.

Tonga Island Marine Reserve
Author(s): Davidson Environmental

Significant increases in the abundance and size of marine species in Tasman Bay marine reserves confirm their conservation benefits.

Horoirangi Marine Reserve Report 2014
Author(s): Davidson Environmental

Significant increases in the abundance and size of marine species in Tasman Bay marine reserves confirm their conservation benefits.

Proposal to protect 10% of the enclosed waters of the Bay of Islands with no-take marine reserves
Author(s): Fish Forever

Proposal
To protect 10% of the enclosed waters of the
Bay of Islands with no-take marine reserves
Community Consultation Document
1st May 2014 prepared by:
Fish Forever, Bay of Islands Maritime Park Inc.
http://www.fishforever.org.nz

Marine Protected Area News September October 2013 MPA134
Author(s): MPA News

MPA NEWS, Vol. 15, No. 2 (September-October 2013)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Australia’s new government to review boundaries and regulations of MPAs designated in 2012
US and New Zealand scale back proposal for Ross Sea MPA in bid for other nations’ approval
A response to the revised Ross Sea proposal from the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
Letter to the Editor: Federal Government can act unilaterally to prevent harm to Great Barrier Reef
Four new global MPA task forces to launch at IMPAC3 in Marseille in October
Perspective: Closing the knowledge gap between academics and MPA managers
Notes & News: Scotland - Oil spill - Haiti - Drones - Enabling conditions for MPAs - MPA governance - Reef Manager’s Guide - Phoenix Islands - LMMA Lessons

Kermadec sanctuary a avenue for kiwi pride
Author(s): WWF New Zealand

WWF-NZ is calling for the Kermadec region to be set aside as a marine sanctuary to help restore some of NZ’s clean green reputation

Defending the last ocean
Author(s): Greenpeace

How seafood markets can help save Antarctica’s Ross Sea

Scientist consensus statement on protection of the Ross Sea
Author(s): Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

Scientist consensus statement on protection of the Ross Sea 2010