Become a member
Everyone who is involved in the catching sector of the commercial fishing industry in New Zealand is encouraged to become a member of the Federation.
Our members span New Zealand, from the Chatham Islands and Southland all the way up to Northland. Membership is open to active fishers*, Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) holders**, permit holders***, associations of fishers and other people approved by the Executive Committee.
Annual fees are set each year at the AGM and members are invoiced directly. Honorary life memberships are based on a nomination process, with the nomination ratified by the Executive Committee and confirmed at an Annual General Meeting.
*An active fisher is someone who is actively engaged in commercial fishing either part time or full time, including owners, part-owners, lessees or purchasers in possession of any fishing boat who has control and discretion of any fishing operation.
**An ITQ holder is any person or company or association of persons or companies who is registered as the legal owner or lessee of ITQ under the Fisheries Act.
***A permit holder is a person who holds a fishing permit under the Fisheries Act to take fish for sale.
