Pursuant to Regulations 25 and 26 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, the Minister of Fisheries hereby publishes the following bylaws which he has approved.

Bylaws

1. Title

These bylaws may be cited as the Fisheries (Tuhawaiki, Te Ahi Tarakihi, Waitarakao Mātaitai Bylaws) 2019.

2. Commencement

These bylaws come into effect on 24 June 2019.

3. Interpretation

In these bylaws:

1. “Tuhawaiki Mātaitai” means the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai Reserve declared by the Fisheries (Declaration of Tuhawaiki Mātaitai Reserve) Notice 2016 (LI 2016/149)
2. “Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai” means the Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai Reserve declared by the Fisheries (Declaration of Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai Reserve) Notice 2016 (LI 2016/151)
3. “Waitarakao Mātaitai” means the Waitarakao Mātaitai Reserve declared by the Fisheries (Declaration of Waitarakao Mātaitai Reserve) Notice 2014 (LI 2014/236)
4. Unless the context requires otherwise, terms have the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999 and section 2 of the Fisheries Act 1996.

4. Approval of bylaws for the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai

The Minister of Fisheries has approved the following bylaws for the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai:

Bylaw 1 – Maximum daily limits on shellfish stocks – Tuhawaiki Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take more than:

• Three (3) pāua (both blackfoot – Haliotis iris and yellowfoot – Haliotis australis)
• Twenty (20) kina (Evechinus chloroticus)
• Fifty (50) kūtai (mussels) (Perna canaliculus)

from within the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai.

Bylaw 2 – Prohibition on the harvesting of shellfish stocks – Tuhawaiki Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take shellfish (other than pāua, kina or kūtai (mussels)) from within the Tuhawaiki Mātaitai.

5. Approval of bylaws for Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

The Minister of Fisheries has approved the following bylaws for Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai:

Bylaw 1 – Maximum daily limits on shellfish stocks – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take more than:

• Three (3) pāua (both blackfoot – Haliotis iris and yellowfoot – Haliotis australis)
• Twenty (20) kina (Evechinus chloroticus)
• Fifty (50) kūtai (mussels) (Perna canaliculus)

from within Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai.

Bylaw 2 – Prohibition on the harvesting of shellfish stocks – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take shellfish (other than pāua, kina or kūtai (mussels)) from within Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai.

Bylaw 3 – Maximum daily limit on pātiki (flatfish) – Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take more than ten (10) pātiki (flatfish) (Rhombosolea plebeia; Pelotretis flavilatus; Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae; Rhombosolea leporina; Colistium guntheri; Colistium nudipinnis; Rhombosolea retiaria; Rhombosolea tapirine) from within Te Ahi Tarakihi Mātaitai.

6. Approval of bylaws for Waitarakao Mātaitai

The Minister of Fisheries has approved the following bylaw for the Waitarakao Mātaitai:

Bylaw 1: Maximum daily limit on pātiki (flatfish) – Waitarakao Mātaitai

No person may, on any day, take more than ten (10) pātiki (flatfish) from within the Waitarakao Mātaitai.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 2019.

Hon STUART NASH, Minister of Fisheries.

Explanatory Note

Fishing subject to these bylaws

Under Regulation 25(3) of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, these bylaws apply generally to all persons fishing in the Tuhawaiki, Te Ahi Tarakihi, or Waitarakao Mātaitai.

Breach of bylaws is an offence

Under Regulation 43 of the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999, a person commits an offence against those Regulations if a person breaches these bylaws.