Report on juvenile fish mortality caused by trawling

Irina Little made this Official Information request to Ministry for Primary Industries

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From: Irina Little

Dear Ministry for Primary Industries,

Please provide:

1. 1994 Trawl Mortality Report.
2. Any other data available on mortality rate of juvenile fish caught and discarded by trawlers.

Yours faithfully,

Irina Little

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From: Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group
Ministry for Primary Industries

Kia ora Irina Little,

I acknowledge receipt of your request on 19 November, 2014 as delivered by FYI.org.nz regarding the 1994 Trawl Mortality Report and any data on juvenile fish mortality caught and discarded by trawlers.

As you have chosen to submit a request through a middle party, it makes it difficult to determine your eligibility to make a request. Please provide documentation to prove your eligibility to make a request as outlined in section 12 of the OIA. Feel free to contact MPI directly with this information to protect your personal identity. The appropriate email is [MPI request email]
Once confirmation of your eligibility is received, we will progress with processing your request.

Nga mihi,
MPI OIA Adviser

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From: Irina Little

Dear Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group,

According to section 12 of OIA "(c)a person who is in New Zealand" is eligible to make a request. Please advise on what type of document you accept as proof of presence in New Zealand.

Yours sincerely,

Irina Little

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From: Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group
Ministry for Primary Industries

Kia ora Irina,

Here are some suggestions of acceptable means of identification: a copy of your NZ driver license, utilities bill, NZ passport or foreign passport with valid visa showing, etc.

Nga mihi,
MPI OIA Adviser

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From: Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group
Ministry for Primary Industries

Thank you for establishing your eligibility to make a request.

Concerning point two of your request, will you please provide a date range for which you'd like data?

Nga mihi,
MPI OIA Adviser

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From: Irina Little

Dear Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group,

I am interested in 1992-1994, and the most recent (2010 -..).
Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Irina Little

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Ministry for Primary Industries


Attachment OIA14 202 extension.pdf
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Ministry for Primary Industries Ministerials Group left an annotation ()

Due to the FYI site being down, reply was made directly to the requester on 20/3/2015.

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Irina Little left an annotation ()

According to second letter from MPI received on 20 March 2015, "MPI does not hold any information on the mortality rates caught and released fish beyond that which is available in published literature".
Closing this request as "received some information"

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