New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

6B Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas

• (1) No person may use a trawl net for fishing in any closed seamount area.

  (2) In this regulation, closed seamount area means all waters within the following areas:

  • (a) the area located in fisheries management area 2 that is bounded by—

    • (i) the latitudes 34°45′S and 34°56′S; and

    • (ii) the longitudes 179°00′E and 179°10′E:

  • (b) the area located in fisheries management area 2 that is bounded by—

    • (i) the latitudes 35°35′S and 35°55′S; and

    • (ii) the longitudes 178°20′E and 178°40′E.

  Regulation 6B: inserted, on 10 May 2001, by regulation 3 of the Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/66).