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• Establish a well-resourced and politically independent Ocean Commission to develop and establish Te Tiriti-based ocean governance of the entire marine area, including the Exclusive Economic Zone, and advise the Government on legislative, policy, and institutional reform. (1.1)
• Reform fisheries and marine protection legislation, including establishing a national, comprehensive, and coherent system of no-take marine protected areas. (2.1.1)
• Supporting the use of marine cultural health indices, shaped by mātauranga Māori, to inform policy, management, and operations. (2.1.4)
• Ending bottom trawling, prioritising seamounts and areas with high levels of sequestered carbon and biodiversity for protection. (5.1.2)