Great Barrier Island Questionnaire

A Marine Reserve for Great Barrier island?
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We want to know your opinions and ideas before we perepare a formal application for a marine reserve on the north-east coast of Great Barrier Island. Your views are important, so make sure you have your say. Please fill out this questionnaire and send it to: Department of Conservation; Attn Jim Flack; Private Bag; Port Fitzroy; Great Barrier Island. If you want more information or to discuss any issues, contact Jim Flack at DOC Fitzroy, Ph (09) 429 0238 e-mail: jflack@doc.govt.nz

Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________________________________
Organisation/iwi you represent (if any): ______________________________________________
Position with above: ____________________________________________________________

Tick the corresponding bullet points
What is your involvement with Great Barrier Island? Resident Land or property owner Regular visitor Occasional visitor Oversieas visitor Other (please tell us) ________________________________ ________________________________ How often do you visit the north-east coat of Great Barrier (area shown on map)? Never Occasionally Often How do you use the area, and which parts of it? (Please give details of use and location - you can mark areas on the map. Customary fishing/harvesting Commercial fishing Recreational fishing Boating, sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing Diving, scuba, snorkelling Other: swimming, sightseeing, walking, surfing, sunbathing Educational activities Scientific studies Other (please tell us what) _________________________________		Do you support the principle of a marine reserve somewhere on the north-east coast of Great Barrier Island? Yes No If your answer is no, why not? __________________ _________________________________________ How do you think you may benefit from a marine reserve on the north-east coast? ________________________ ________________________________________ If you think any part of the Whangapoua Estuary should be excluded from the marine reserve proposal, please mark it on the map and tell us your reasons. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Are there any particular areas on the north-east coast and offshore waters that you think should not be protected as a marine reserve? If there are, please mark them on the map and tell us your reasons. __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Are there any other comments you would like to make about a marine reserve in the area? (Attach extra pages if required) __________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Please return this questionnaire by 31 July 2003.