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What advice, briefings, reports, or other documents, if any, has the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries received from the Ministry for Primary Industries that suggest the current "electronic monitoring equipment" (such as the suite of onboard cameras in the inshore fishing fleet, or any software MPI currently possesses) have the technological capabilities which would allow them to accurately record the abandonment of some of their catch, as proposed under the amendments to Section 72 of the Fisheries Act, via s29 of the Fisheries Amendment Bill?

Answered Question 18080 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, briefings, reports, or other documents, if any, has the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries received from the Ministry for Primary Industries that suggest the current "electronic monitoring equipment" (such as the suite of onboard cameras in the inshore fishing fleet, or any software MPI currently possesses) have the technological capabilities which would allow them to accurately record the abandonment of some of their catch, as proposed under the amendments to Section 72 of the Fisheries Act, via s29 of the Fisheries Amendment Bill?

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Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

I have received the below: • B24-0477 – Title withheld (26 July 2024) • B25-0186 – Options for on-board camera proposals (17 June 2025) • B24-0023 – Overview of the rollout of on-board cameras on commercial fishing vessels (9 February 2024)