New Zealand marine sustainability initiatives

NZ Seafood Industry Council - Management and sustainability
Highlights sustainability practices in the New Zealand Fishing Industry.

Department of Conservation - Marine Mammals
This website looks at the conservation of marine mammals in New Zealand.

Ministry of Fisheries - Environment and Sustainability
This site examines the current and future sustainability initiatives of the New Zealand fisheries managing body.

Ministry of Fisheries - Starfish Student and Teacher Resource - Fact Sheets
This site provides a variety of information on the conservation of our oceans and its resources.

International marine sustainability initiatives

Aquatic Network
The Aquatic Network provides information about living resources and technology relating to marine and freshwater environments. Its mission is to promote sustainable use of aquatic resources, serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to aquatic environments, and explore the use of the Internet and other new technologies to foster global communication and networking.

FAO - Ministerial meeting on the implementation of the code of conduct for responsible fisheries
The twenty-third Session of the International Committee on Fisheries held in 1999. The Committee stressed the increasingly important role of inland capture fisheries and aquaculture in fish production and human nutrition. In this regard, it emphasized the benefits of integrated resources management, the need to combat adverse impacts on the environment and for enhanced cooperation between fishers, government agencies and other stakeholders.

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Australian site, looks at current research activities.

Global Trends in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Presents a paper analysing past trends in capture fisheries and aquaculture production, and to compare the current production to the fisheries potential. Highlights initiative to maximise global fisheries potential.

The Marine Fish Conservation Network
MFCN is a coalition of over 135 national and regional environmental organizations, commercial and recreational fishing groups, aquariums, and marine science groups dedicated to conserving marine fish and to promoting their long-term sustainability.

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
An independent, global, non-profit organisation that has developed an environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries in order to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable global fishing management practices. New Zealand hoki has been awarded this certification.

National Fisheries ESD Website
Australia's National Fisheries Economically Sustainable Development (ESD) Website which contains general information for people who wish to gain a broad understanding ESD issues relating to fisheries.

Biosecurity/marine invaders

Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests
CRIMP is Australia's national centre for research on the impacts and management of introduced marine species.

Ministry of Fisheries
Highlights MFish's strategies to uphold NZ's biosecurity and summarises marine pests to be aware of.

MIT Sea Grant
Explains marine bioinvasions.

Ocean toxins/pollution

Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
Part of the United Nations Environment Programme

The IOC Harmful Algal Bloom Programme
Seeks to manage, research and understand harmful algal blooms in order to understand their causes, predict their occurrences, and mitigate their effects.