Join the Fiordland Marine Guardians for a casual catch-up and have your say on the future of the Fiordland Marine Area (FMA).
Thursday 12 November, 5pm – 6.30pm
Black Dog Bar, Te Anau
We invite you to pop in and chat – we’d love to meet locals who are passionate about the future of the FMA.
Do you have any concerns about the FMA?
Do you see any opportunities for the Guardians to consider?
We want to hear locals’ ideas on how we can:
Press release: 20 July 2026
Recent appointments to the Fiordland Marine Guardians will bring decades of local knowledge and expertise to managing the Fiordland Marine Area, FMG Chair Dr Rebecca McLeod says.
“The advisory group Guardians welcomes the appointment of new member Jason Haggerty, of Invercargill, and the reappointment of long-serving Guardian Stewart Bull.
The Minister for the Environment is seeking applications or nominations for a member of the Fiordland Marine Guardians (the Guardians).
The Guardians are an advisory group established by the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Management Act 2005. They are responsible for providing advice to Ministers, government departments, and Environment Southland on the management of the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area (FMA).
The Fiordland Marine Guardians’ recent run of recognition has continued, with the group receiving two honours at the 29th Environment Southland Community Awards in Invercargill on 3 October.
The awards, hosted by Environment Southland, celebrate Murihiku Southland’s environmental achievers.
The Guardians and the Deep Cove Outdoor Education Trust received Highly Commended in the ‘Environmental Action in Education’ category for the Fiordland Marine Education Programme.
Receiving the Ocean 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.
