New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 12 May 2011
(SR 1986/219)
Paul Reeves, Governor-General
At Wellington this 2nd day of September 1986
Present:
The Right Hon G W R Palmer presiding in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by 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.
2A Maximum set net length in Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)
2C Minimum net mesh for queen scallop trawling
3 Netting restrictions in North Canterbury
3A Commercial use of surface nets
3B Whitebait net may be used to take Stokell-smelt
3C Set netting prohibited at southern end of Moeraki Peninsula [Revoked]
3D Certain fishing methods prohibited in defined areas
3F Unattended set nets in East Otago taiapure
4A Trawling by vessels over 46 m long prohibited in certain waters
4B Prohibition on trawling by large vessels in salmon conservation area adjacent to Banks Peninsula
4C Trawling prohibited in certain seamount areas
5 Prohibition on trawling in certain areas
5AAA Trawl net fishing prohibited in certain area from Clarence Point to Slope Point
5AAB Exemption from prohibition in regulation 5AAA
5AAC Set net fishing prohibited in certain area from Clarence Point to Slope Point
5AAD Exemption from prohibition in regulation 5AAC
5A Drag netting prohibited in Catlins River
5B Fishing prohibited in defined areas around Chatham Island
6 Special provisions relating to taking of rock lobster from Otago Concession Area
6A Apertures to be incorporated in rock lobster pots
7 Processing and sale of Otago Concession Area rock lobster
7A Taking, possession, processing, and sale of certain rock lobster prohibited
8 Closed season for rock lobster
8A Rock lobster fishing prohibited in Otago Concession Buffer Zone
8B Closed season for Chatham Islands rock lobster fishery
9 Tailing at sea permitted in specified area
10 Restrictions on taking shellfish from parts of Otago coast
10A Restrictions on fishing in paua quota management areas
10A Restriction on taking cockles from Port Levy [Revoked]
10B Labelling of containers for paua taken in any PAU 5 quota management area
10BA East Otago taiapure: taking of paua prohibited in Huriawa Peninsula area for 2-year period
10C Marking of blue cod pots and fish holding pots [Revoked]
10D Restriction on taking cockles from Port Levy [Revoked]
10E Restriction on taking cockles from the East Otago taiapure
[Revoked]
11 Taking eels from Lakes Forsyth and Ellesmere restricted [Revoked]
General prohibitions, restrictions, and quotas
11A Totally prohibited species
11AA Targeting of certain fish, aquatic life, and seaweed prohibited, unless specially authorised [Revoked]
11AB Species that may be taken subject to competitive or individual quotas, method restrictions, etc [Revoked]
11B Yellow-eyed mullet season and quotas [Revoked]
11C Kina season and quotas [Revoked]
11D Taking of kina prohibited in certain areas
11E Munida season and quotas [Revoked]
11F Restrictions on taking oysters
11G Prohibitions relating to dredging for scallops [Revoked]
11H Queen scallop season and quotas [Revoked]
11I Paddle crab season and quotas [Revoked]
11J Taking certain paddle crabs prohibited
11JA Butterfish season and quotas [Revoked]
11JB Seaperch season and quotas [Revoked]
11JC Skate and ray season and quotas [Revoked]
11JD Spiny dogfish season and quotas [Revoked]
11K Restrictions on fishing methods
11L Restrictions on use of nets and dredges [Revoked]
11M Taking eels from waters of national parks restricted
11O Eel fishing in male short-finned eel migration area between 1 February and 31 May
11P Labelling of eels taken from Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)
11Q Taking of eels from Lake Benmore and Rangitata Lagoon restricted
