The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) seek feedback from tangata whenua, stakeholders and the public, on the review of the Maui’s dolphin portion of the Hector’s and Maui’s Dolphin Threat Management Plan (TMP).
Public and government concern over the effect of human induced mortality on Maui’s dolphin, the recent abundance estimate and an incidental capture of a Maui’s or a Hector’s dolphin off of Cape Egmont in January has led to a review of the Maui’s component of the Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin Threat Management Plan. The review of the Hector’s component will be undertaken in 2013.
The TMP was originally developed in 2007 and that led to the introduction of a range of protection measures around New Zealand. This review process aims to reassess management measures based on updated information on the Maui’s dolphin population, the human-induced threats they are exposed to, and their vulnerability to those threats being reviewed.
Submissions are due November 12th. DOC and Ministry for Primary Industries are coming to Raglan to answer your questions about the plan.
Raglan Town Hall, Supper Room
Wednesday Oct 24
5-7pm