Pest Management Partnerships

Marine Biosecurity Partnerships

Partnerships between government and non-governmental organisations are proving a sound platform for helping protect New Zealand's marine environment.

MAFBNZ currently coordinates one national arrangement and four regional marine biosecurity partnerships where local and central government agencies are working together with iwi, industry groups, community agencies, tertiary institutes and crown research institutes to collaborate on regional marine biosecurity issues.

Many organisations and individuals have an interest in protecting our marine environment from damaging pests. It is therefore desirable that all interested parties act together.

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) co-ordinates a national marine partnership framework called STOMP (Stop the Spread of Marine Pests).  STOMP functions as an unbrella group for several regional partnerships that are being established and are at various stages of development.  They are:

Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership

Top of the North Marine Biosecurity Partnership

Fiordland Marine Biosecurity Partnership

Page last updated: 19 February 2010