The Fisheries (Karekare Beach Shellfish Closed Season) Notice 1995 (No. 5408) Pursuant to section 85 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries, after consultation with the Director-General of Conservation, the New Zealand Fishing Industry Board and the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, pursuant to sections 85 and 86 of the Fisheries Act 1983, hereby gives the following notice. N o t i c e 1. Title and commencement This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Karekare Beach Shellfish Closed Season) Notice 1995 and shall come into force on the 2nd day of May 1995. 2. Interpretation In this notice, the term: ``Shellfish'' has the meaning given in the Fisheries Act 1983; ``Karekare Beach Shellfish Area'' means all those waters lying within an area bounded by a line commencing at the southern end of Karekau Point (at 36 59.8 S and 174 28.4 E); thence proceeding generally in a westerly direction to the southern end of Paratahi Island (at 36 59.8 S and 174 28.2 E); thence generally in a northern direction to Farley Point (at 36 59.2 S and 174 28.1 E); thence generally in a southerly direction along the mean high-water mark to the point of commencement.'' 3. Closed season for shellfish determined There is hereby determined to be a closed season for the taking of all shellfish within the Karekare Beach Shellfish Area commencing on the 2nd day of May 1995, and expiring on the 1st day of May 1998. Dated at Auckland this 21st day of April 1995. ARTHUR HORE, Manager Fisheries Advisory and Research Services, MAF Fisheries, Auckland (acting under delegated authority).