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Nathan Guys reasoning for increasing the changes to commercial fishing limits in two areas

Graham Carter made this Official Information request to Minister for Primary Industries

The request was refused by Minister for Primary Industries.

From: Graham Carter

Dear Minister for Primary Industries,
We request that you provide the following information.
What specific areas does this increase relate too?
Who did he consult with to allocate this abundance?
What submissions did he take into consideration?
What scientific evidence did he consider?
Under what grounds has he made the decision?

Yours faithfully,

Graham Carter

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From: Graham Carter

Dear Minister for Primary Industries,

We are still waiting for you to have the courtesy to respond and answer these questions

Yours faithfully,

Graham Carter

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From: Sam Patchett

Good afternoon Graham,

You're OIA request asking for "all surveys done by the MPI over the last ten years with relevance to fish sizes and size-selective harvesting" was officially transferred to the Ministry of Primary Industries on 4 June 2015.

I have advised the Ministry of your email and someone will be in touch in the near future.

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From: Sam Patchett

Good afternoon Graham,

You're OIA request asking for "all surveys done by the MPI over the last ten years with relevance to fish sizes and size-selective harvesting" was officially transferred to the Ministry of Primary Industries on 4 June 2015.

I have advised the Ministry of your email and someone will be in touch in the near future.

Kind regards,

Sam Patchett
Private Secretary - Office of Hon Nathan Guy
MP for Otaki | Minister for Primary Industries| Minister for Racing
Parliament Buildings | Private Bag 18888 | Wellington 6160
DDI: (04) 817 9139

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From: Graham Carter

Dear Sam Patchett,
Many thanks, considering the amount of time that we have been waiting for a reply I am not holding my breathe, however it is becoming more and more suspicious as to why the Minister is delaying his response, and certainly point towards the fact that the information will disclose the decimation caused to the fishery through overfishing and wrongful methods. Information to hand from commercial fishers states that they have reported a steady decline in commercial catch rates. So the ministers response

Yours sincerely,

Graham Carter

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From: Sam Patchett

Hi Graham,

Are you able to provide more information in regards to this request? We require more details on the specific decisions you seek information on.

PS, please ignore my email sent earlier today referencing a request sent on June 4.

Thanks,
Sam

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From: Graham Carter

Dear Sam Patchett,

We have asked the question covering various angles as requested in several other emails - the question is quite simple and straightforward.
If you are unable to understand feel free to call me 021 02600437

Yours sincerely,

Graham Carter

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From: Sam Patchett

Hi Graham,

We require the specific request in order to provide you with an appropriate response.

In your request, are you referring to increased catch limits in FMA3 (GUR3) and FMA7 (GUR7, SPO7, STA7), as outlined in the below link:

http://www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resource...

Thanks for your assistance,
Sam Patchett

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