Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2019-20

Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Reviews (AEBAR) have represented a significant annual
output of Fisheries New Zealand and its predecessors since 2011, and it has grown significantly during
that time. The AEBAR is now more than 700 pages long and provides detailed summaries of the
fisheries and scientific information available to Fisheries New Zealand regarding interactions between
the seafood sector, biodiversity, and the aquatic environment. The AEBAR is in turn supported by
more detailed reports and science papers published on‐line each year. The information contained
within the AEBAR informs decision‐making in Fisheries New Zealand.
AEBARs provide an environment based analogue of Fisheries New Zealand’s annual Fisheries
Assessment Plenary reports. The most recent data and analyses on particular aquatic environment
issues and, where appropriate, the current status against any specified targets or limits are presented.
Whereas the Fisheries Assessment Plenary reports are organised by fishstock, the Aquatic
Environment and Biodiversity Annual Reviews are organised by topic (e.g,. protected species, bycatch,
benthic impacts, etc.), and almost all topics involve more than one fishstock or fishery...