Fisheries science

Our Vision is sustainable fisheries and stewardship of the marine environment.

Our Mission is to provide impartial scientific advice to inform managers, stakeholders, and Māori partners.

Our Goal is to improve the ability to predict responses of fisheries and ecosystems to management actions and environmental change.

To be successful, we require knowledge and understanding of the biology, distribution, and abundance of exploited and associated species, and of the key processes in the ecosystem, including how fisheries affect the environment, and how the environment affects fisheries.

• Fish abundance and productivity
• Population modelling and risk analysis
• Estimation of sustainable harvest levels
• Fish ageing, biology and ecology
• International fisheries

• Impact on non-target species
• Recreational and customary catches
• Environmental impacts and mitigation strategies
• Ecosystem approaches to fisheries
• Data management.