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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of optimising Iwi Fisheries Assets
Level / 5 / Credits / 20
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of Iwi Fisheries Asset management andthe fisheries value chain, and how it could be applied to optimise Iwi Fisheries Assets.
Classification / Seafood MāoriKaupapa Tangaroa
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 23836, Describe the process of allocating and transferring Annual Catch Entitlement; and Unit 20935, Describe the Quota Management System in New Zealand.
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Fisheries Act 1996and associated regulations such as the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998; Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986, specifically regulation 27A; Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999; Biosecurity Act 1993; Te Ture Whenua Maori/Maori Land Act 1993, Maori Fisheries Act 2004; Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992 and subsequent amendments.
2Definitions
Iwi Fisheries Asset Management refers to the management of Iwi Fisheries Assets such as quota (settlement and/or non-settlement), Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL) income shares, and cash components that Mandated Iwi Organisations have responsibility for.
Mandated Iwi Organisation(MIO), in relation to an iwi, means an organisation recognised by Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited as the representative organisation of that iwi under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004.
Quota ManagementSystem refers to the allocation of catch limits for specific fish species.
3Assessment against this unit standard is based on the Iwi Fisheries Assets of one MIO. Where engagement and consultation with tangata whenua is required, tikanga and kawa specific to the hapū or iwi are applied.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of Iwi Fisheries Asset management.
Evidence requirements
1.1The Quota Management System is explained in terms of the impact on Iwi Fisheries Asset Management.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – Quota Management Areas (QMA), Setting of Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC), property rights, Annual Catch Entitlements (ACE), Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ).
1.2Iwi Fisheries Assets are explained in terms of the process of allocation and management through the national settlement structure.
1.3Iwi Fisheries Assets are analysed in terms of the influence of quota structure on asset optimisation.
1.4Iwi Fisheries Assets are identified and outlined in terms of scope, size, value, and current utilisation.
1.5Iwi Fisheries Assets are explained in terms of the current management system.
Rangeincludes but is not limited to – system size, system structure, internal and external relationships.
1.6Iwi Fisheries Assets are explained in terms of responding to potential cultural, social, environmental and economic opportunities.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the fisheries value chain, and how it could be applied to optimise Iwi Fisheries Assets.
Evidence requirements
2.1Each component of the fisheries value chain is explained in terms of purpose, process of operating in that component, legislative requirements, and connection to other components.
Rangecomponents of the fisheries value chain include – Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) trading, harvesting, processing, retail, marketing.
2.2The fisheries value chain is analysed in terms of the potential applications to the Iwi Fisheries Assets.
Rangeapplicable components of the fisheries value chain, costs, opportunities,benefits, risks and risk mitigation.
Planned review date / 31December2014Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 15 April 2011 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0123
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