Multiple international studies have ranked New Zealand's quota management system and its management of particular fish stocks against a range of global indicators. Our rankings in all of these studies have consistently been at the higher end compared to other countries. New Zealand scored amongst the highest of 53 countries that were analysed in an evaluation of compliance with article 7 of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and this covered six fields of fisheries management. We have ranked among the highest in the world in terms of prospects of fishing sustainability and the overall effectiveness of management. 