The Government is asking for feedback on a new plan to ban bottom trawling in up to 89 percent of the Hauraki Gulf.
From Wednesday, the public will be able to respond to different options for trawl corridors, or limited zones where trawling can occur.
The Gulf has been the subject of intensifying debate as protestors have called for a total ban.
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Rachel Brooking spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
