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The Minister of Conservation opened the new Aotea Conservation Park on 10 April 2015. Consultation on the park began in 2013.
The government has decided to ban shark finning and has tightened the timetable in response to 45,300 submissions on the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.
Due to concerns about the future viability of the critically endangered Māui dolphin population, the Minister of Conservation has asked the Department of Conservation to consult on a proposal to vary the existing West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary. Consultation closed: 11 October 2013.
The Department of Conservation seeks submissions on the proposed names of five marine reserves to be established on the West Coast of the South Island. Submissions closed: 27 June 2013.
DOC seeks submissions about any changes in status of New Zealand terrestrial invertebrate taxa to inform a revision of the lists for these groups in the NZ Threat Classification System. Consultation closed: 30 November 2013.
DOC seeks submissions about any changes in status of New Zealand bryophyte (moss and liverwort) to inform a revision of the lists for these groups in the NZ Threat Classification System. Consultation closed: 31 August 2013.
DOC seeks submissions about any changes in status of NZ aquatic organisms to inform a revision of the lists for these groups in the NZ Threat Classification System. Consultation closed: 13 April 2013.