Pursuant to section 11 (4) (a) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries hereby makes the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Coromandel Scallop Commercial Catch Limit) Notice 2001 (No 1).
(2) This notice shall come into effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this notice:
"Scallop" means the mollusc Pecten novaezelandiae; but does not include scallop spat.
"Coromandel Scallop Fishery" means the scallop fisheries within Quota Management Area 1, enclosed by a line running due north from Town Point (at
37° 44.60'S and 176° 28.10'E) in the Bay of Plenty to latitude (36° 02.60'S and 176° 28.10'E), and thence due west to the northernmost point of Great Barrier Island (at 36° 2.60'S and 175° 24.10'E) and thence to Cape Rodney (at 36° 16.80'S and 174° 49.30'E).
"Coromandel Scallop fishing year" means a fishing year commencing on the 1st day of April in any year, a period of 12 months commencing on each 1st day of April.
3. Commercial catch limit-As from the date this notice comes into force, the following commercial catch limit for the Coromandel scallop fishery applies for each Coromandel Scallop fishing year, including the current fishing year, until amended:
Scallop Management Area Commercial Catch Limit
(Tonnes of Meatweight)
SCA CS 22.000
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 2001.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.