Declaration Notice Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992 Pursuant to regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, I, Hugh Francis Malcolm Logan, Director-General of Conservation, hereby give notice that for a period of 10 years from the date of the publication of this notice, no new permits for commercial vessel operations to view dolphins along the Kaikoura Coast (defined here as all those waters between the Clarence River Mouth (173 56 east, 42 10 south) and the Waiau River Mouth (173 22 east, 42 47 south) and extending out due east to 25 nautical miles from the shore) shall be granted. This declaration does not apply for applications to renew or amend existing dolphin viewing permits for the Kaikoura Coast. Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of November 1999. HUGH FRANCIS MALCOLM LOGAN, Director-General.