Every visitor must play their part in keeping this special corner of New Zealand safe.
Before you come:
Anchorages and moorings in Fiordland range from small sheltered bays to fully enclosed coves.
Our goal as Guardians is to ensure that fishing in the Fiordland Marine Area can be enjoyed by many generations to come.
Fiordland is a special and unique marine environment, surrounded by natural and undeveloped native forest.
Download Te Panui Kaitiaki o Ata Whenua, Issue 13, June 2025 or you can view all the Guardians' newsletters
Read about the work of the Guardians and our partner agencies in our latest annual report [PDF, 6 MB] or view all our annual reports.
The Guardians have worked with the management agencies to develop strategic priorities [PDF 37KB] for the next three years.
Receiving the Oceans Guardian Award earlier this month is recognition of the Fiordland Marine Guardians’ (the Guardians) long tradition of environmental stewardship and decades of hard work by many people, the Guardians’ Chair Dr Rebecca McLeod says.
The Guardians received the award at the Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Awards, held at Parliament on 11 September.
Hon Tama Potaka, as acting Minister for the Environment, recently appointed a new Fiordland Marine Guardian and reappointed five existing Guardians. Murray Willans has joined the Guardians, while Rebecca McLeod, Mark Peychers, Stewart Bull, Gavin Tayles and John Cushen have been reappointed.
Read the full press release [Beehive website].
As a group, we're responsible for managing and caring for Fiordland's precious marine environment.
Rebecca has extensive knowledge of Fiordland, from the rainforests to its…
Stewart has extensive knowledge of the customary uses of Fiordland,…
Ali’s passion for and interest in Fiordland began when she moved…
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Mark has been a commercial fisher for almost 30 years and is a shareholding…
