But I find the whole concept really exciting. I'm very keen that we get some successes on the board. Arguably we have some successes already. Challenger scallops or CRA3 or South Island eels are the commonly mentioned ones. Fisheries plans will formalise those ad hoc, pioneering, wise successes.
Fishing is a highly regulated industry.
The aquatic environment is a highly regulated bit of territory. Fisheries plans give us all an opportunity to reduce centrally controlled regulation. They give us all an opportunity for a particular fishery or a particular locality to take ownership of sustainable management. They have the potential to give effect to Government's wish to reduce compliance costs across the economy. You should be very clear that this is not some aberrant right-wing lurch.