Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012 Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

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AEBAR 2012: Preface MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY ANNUAL REVIEW (2012) Fisheries Management Science Team

AEBAR 2012 Acknowledgements In addition to the thanks due to members of AEWG and BRAG working groups, special acknowledgement is due to Owen Anderson (NIWA) for his contribution to the new chapter on Nonprotected Bycatch; Igor Debski (DOC) on the new seabirds chapter, and Ian Tuck (NIWA) on the benthic chapter. Notwithstanding these contributions, any errors or omissions are the Ministry’s. Image on cover Chatham-Challenger Ocean Survey 20/20 Disclaimer This document is published by the Ministry Primary Industries which was formed from the merger of the Ministry of Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority in 2010 and 2011. All references to the Ministry of Fisheries in this document should, therefore, be taken to refer also to the legal entity, the Ministry for Primary Industries. The information in this publication is not government policy. While every effort has been made to ensure the information is accurate, the Ministry for Primary Industries does not accept any responsibility or liability for error of fact, omission, interpretation or opinion that may be present, nor for the consequences of any decisions based on this information. Any view or opinion expressed does not necessarily represent the view of the Ministry for Primary Industries. Publisher Fisheries Management Science Team Ministry for Primary Industries Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140 New Zealand www.mpi.govt.nz Telephone: 0800 00 83 33 Facsimile: +64 4 894 0300 ISBN 978-0-478-40503-3 (print) ISBN 978-0-478-40504-0 (online) © Crown Copyright March 2013 – Ministry for Primary Industries Preferred citation Ministry for Primary Industries (2012). Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012. Compiled by the Fisheries Management Science Team, Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington, New Zealand. 387 p. 2

AEBAR <strong>2012</strong>: Preface<br />

MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY<br />

INDUSTRIES<br />

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND<br />

BIODIVERSITY ANNUAL REVIEW<br />

(<strong>2012</strong>)<br />

Fisheries Management Science Team

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