Purpose, vision and objectives
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On 6 January 2020, Fish Mainland became an incorporated society under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 (Incorporation number 50023280). An important part of the incorporation application is the rules set out in Fish Mainland’s Constitution.
To access the Fish Mainland Constitution, click here.
Fish Mainland’s purpose is to coordinate, represent and promote recreational fishers’ interests in restoring and sustaining fisheries resources to maximise their fishing experiences and opportunities.
Its vision is a healthy and abundant marine environment in which recreational fishers have an equitable share of available fisheries resources and are respected partners in management decisions.
Photo Credit: The Fishing Paper & Hunting News
Fish Mainland’s objectives are:
To protect our ocean and show respect for Tangaroa by actively supporting the restoration of fisheries and striving for a healthy and abundant marine environment.
To provide an effective voice in representing and promoting recreational fishing interests to Government and others to ensure access to an equitable share of sustainable fisheries resources.
To be recognised as representing South Island recreational fishers in fisheries management and decision making.
To provide recreational fishing information for management decisions.
To develop and implement strategies, policies and plans to improve the recreational fishing experience.
To promote responsible and safe recreational fishing for its value as a sustainable community food source and its health and wellbeing benefits.
To keep recreational fishers informed and up to date with rules and regulations that affect recreational fishing.
To work respectfully and collaboratively with the Crown, Iwi, and other fishing sectors or interested parties to find workable solutions that provide the best public outcomes.
To do any other activities required to achieve the purpose of Fish Mainland.