Fishing for Abundance is the catch-cry of conservation lobby groups looking into alternatives to the current fishing quota system.
Possible new pathways will be discussed at a meeting in Whāngarei organised by LegaSea and Forest & Bird.
The organisations share a common concern about disappearing fish stocks due to commercial overfishing and lack of industry accountability, Forest & Bird Northern Branch chairman Jack Craw said.
''The goal of the meeting is to tell local fishers about alternatives to the Quota Management System that will return fish to our waters, allow for full recreational and customary take, open up tourism potential and restore marine habitats.''
Marine experts from both groups organising the meeting will speak about how to achieve fishing abundance and the impact on the resource over the last 10 or 20 years of what was once touted as a world-leading Quota Management System.