Some of the ways the Federation advocates for its members are:

• writing submissions to Government and local politicians
• meeting with relevant Ministers
• participating in consultations and hearings 

Our latest submissions

Read our older submissions

July 2025

Submission to Fisheries New Zealand on the 2025 October sustainability round

June 2025

Tuna Management Association submission to the Ministry for Primary Industries on the draft 2025-26 albacore tuna cost recovery levies

Submission to Fisheries New Zealand on the draft 2025-26 cost recovery levies

May 2025

Submission to Maritime New Zealand on the proposal to extend the period for the servicing of liferafts

April 2025

Submission to Fisheries New Zealand on the proposed reforms to the Fisheries Act 1996

Letters

September 2024 -Letter to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries appealed the levies for albacore

December 2023 -Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Oceans and Fisheries (BIM)

July 2023 -Letter to Mission to Seafarers supporting the establishment of a Seafarer's Memorial in Wellington