The Fisheries (Auckland Islands Squid Fishery Closure) Notice (No. F78) Pursuant to section 15 (5) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries hereby gives the following notice. N o t i c e 1. Title and commencement This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Auckland Islands Squid Fishery Closure) Notice 1998 and shall come into force at midday on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette. 2. Interpretation In this notice; (a) the term ``Auckland Islands Squid Fishery'' means all of the Southern Islands Area of the SQU6T fishery as defined in the Fisheries (Squid Quota Management Areas, Total Allowable Catches, and Catch Histories) Notice 1987*) being more particularly; all New Zealand fisheries waters i) Enclosed by a line commencing at a point 49 30 S and 165 E; then proceeding due east to a point 49 30 S and 168 E; then proceeding due south to a point 51 30 S and 168 E; then proceeding due west to a point 51 30 S and 165 E; then proceeding due north to the point of commencement; and ii) Enclosed by a line commencing at a point 51 30 S and 168 E; then proceeding due east to a point 51 30 S and 171 E; then proceeding due south to a point 53 30 S and 171 E; then proceeding due west to a point 53 30 S and 168 E; then proceeding due north to the point of commencement. (b) the term ``squid'' means that species of fish of which the scientific name is Nototodarus gouldi or Nototodarus sloani, commonly known as arrow squid. 3. Closed season for squid trawling determined It is hereby determined that the Auckland Islands Squid Fishery is closed to squid trawling for a term commencing when this notice comes into force and ending with the close of 30 September 1998. Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March 1998. Dr. the Hon. LOCKWOOD SMITH, Acting Minister of Fisheries. * S.R. 1987/305.