Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

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.
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Chatham-Challenger Ocean Survey 20/20
Disclaimer
This document is published by the Ministry Primary Industries which was formed from the merger of
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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
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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.
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