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Reprint as at 1 June 2009

Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986

(SR 1986/216)

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Fisheries.

PURSUANT to section 89 of the Fisheries Act 1983, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

Contents

1 Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

2A Trawling by vessels over 46 m long prohibited in certain waters

2B Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas

3 Danish seining prohibited within 1 mile of west Auckland coast

4 Trawling and Danish seining prohibited in defined areas

4A Taking of tuatua prohibited in certain areas

4B Taking of green-lipped mussels prohibited in certain areas [Revoked]

4C Taking of cockle prohibited in certain areas

4D Taking of pipi prohibited in certain areas

4E Taking of kina prohibited in certain areas

4F Seasonal closure of Inner Hauraki Gulf

4G Restriction on taking shellfish from Karekare Beach

5 Restriction on mesh size of trawl nets

5A Restrictions on use of nets and dredges

5B Restrictions on taking of paddle crabs, octopus, and hagfish [Revoked]

5C Certain species may be taken by use of nets

5D [Revoked]

5E Taking of green-lipped mussel spat prohibited in certain areas [Revoked]

5F Minimum set net mesh size

6 Pair trawling and pair Danish seining prohibitions

7 Fishing from vessels transporting Danish seine nets prohibited

8 Danish seine gear restrictions in Auckland Fisheries Area

9 Provisions as to Danish seining

10 Provisions as to trawling

10A Certain fishing methods prohibited in defined areas

10B Trawl fishing prohibited in defined areas

10C Drift net fishing prohibited in Port Waikato

11 Drag netting prohibited in defined areas

12 Restricted drag netting

13 Drag net mesh size for snapper

14 Stalling permitted in Kaipara Harbour [Revoked]

15 Set netting for snapper, trevally, or rig

15A Set netting prohibited in defined areas

15B Length of set net [Expired]

16 Maximum set net lengths in Kaipara Harbour

17 Seasonal prohibition on taking of finfish near Motu River

18 Restrictions on fishing in Manukau Harbour

18A Fishing in Kermadec Fisheries Management Area prohibited

18AA Restrictions on fishing within 1 nautical mile of Mayor (Tuhua) Island

19 Taking of finfish prohibited within 3 miles of Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve

19A Restrictions on fishing in Bay of Islands

20 Taking of spotted black groper prohibited

20A Taking of squid from Kermadec Area prohibited

20B Taking of shortbill spearfish and sailfish prohibited in Auckland Fishery Management Area

20C Targeting of certain fish, aquatic life, and seaweed prohibited, unless specially authorised [Revoked]

20D Fish, aquatic life and seaweed that may be taken subject to competitive or individual quotas, method restrictions, etc [Revoked]

20E Sale of reef fish

21 Taking of rock lobster prohibited near North Cape light

22 Taking of scallops

22A Restrictions on the taking of shellfish [Revoked]

22B Size limit on scallops taken from Coromandel Scallop Fishery

22C Restriction on taking kina other than by hand-gathering

23 All methods prohibited in certain waters

Schedule 1
Auckland Fisheries area

Schedule 3
Mimiwhangata Peninsula

Schedule 4
Motu River catchment

Explanatory note

Gazette information