Planning for Marine Protected Areas

1.5 Public Input

Public input is sought on this initial report so that any omission of information, errors of fact, or misrepresentation can be corrected before the report is finalised. For instance, you may have information on uses and features of the marine and coastal environment. Anyone with an interest in the marine and coastal environment of the West Coast Tai-Poutini is encouraged to provide us with feedback and comments on the content of this report.

Information provided by people who know about the West Coast marine and coastal environment can assist the Forum to evaluate potential MPA locations and management tools. One of the planning principles of the MPA Policy and Implementation Plan is to minimise the impacts of protection decisions on local users. It will also take into account obligations that arise from Treaty of Waitangi commitments to tangata whenua (included in marine management legislation and Treaty settlement legislation).

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