Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited is the corporate trustee for Te Ohu Kaimoana and the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Trust (Takutai Trust).

The Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana is responsible for appointing directors to fisheries settlement entities Te Wai Māori Trust, Tapuwae Roa (formerly Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust) and Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (trading as Moana New Zealand); each of whom were established in 2004 under the Māori Fisheries Act.

Aotearoa Fisheries Limited owns 50% of deep sea fishing company Sealord Group Limited in partnership with Japanese marine foods company Nissui Corporation, and appoints 50% of its directors.

The Board of Te Ohu Kaimoana is comprised of seven directors and two alternate directors. The directors are responsible for approving the strategic outlook of the organisation and to ensure the goals and objectives are implemented.  Te Ohu Kaimoana directors follow a Charter of Corporate Governance, Best Practice, and a Code of Ethics.

The directors are appointed by a statutory body named Te Kāwai Taumata. Te Kāwai Taumata is comprised of 11 members; 10 of whom are iwi representatives from Māori electorates throughout Aotearoa, and one member whom is representative of Representative Māori Organisations (urban Māori organisations), as defined by the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.