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Fisheries Reform Seminar: Panelists Announced
FISHERIES REFORM Seminar: PANELISTS
ANNOUNCED
PANELISTS
ANNOUNCED.
Please join us for this evening seminar to hear the highlights from EDS’s recent investigation into inshore fisheries management and a panel which will consider options for fisheries reform. Copies of the recent EDS publication Voices from the Sea: Managing New Zealand’s Fisheries will be available for sale at the event at a reduced price of $10 per copy.
PROGRAMME
5.00pm: Guest arrival & drinks
5.30pm: Introduction & welcome from Simpson Grierson & EDS
5.45pm: Voices from the Sea: Presentation of key findings, Raewyn Peart, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society
6.00pm: Panel discussion (with speaker)
Panelists
asked to make brief comments in response to the
report
Questions from the floor
Facilitated discussion
on the way forward for fisheries reform
Panelists
Dr Andrew Jeffs, Professor of Marine Science,
University of Auckland
Dave Kellian, Independent Fisher
Volker Kuntsch, Chief Executive Officer, Sanford
Dr
Glenn Simmons, Business School Research Fellow, University
of Auckland
Dion Tuuta, Chief Executive Officer, Te Ohu
Kaimoana
6.45pm: Drinks & informal discussion
7.15pm: Event concludes
The
seminar is free to attend but RSVP is essential. Register here.
Date &
Time: Wednesday 9 May 2018, 5.00pm -
7.15pm
Venue: Simpson Grierson, Level
27, Lumley Centre, 88 Shortland Street,
Auckland
Our thanks to Simpson Grierson
for hosting the
event:
Environmental Defence Society
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Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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