Pursuant to section 7 (4) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 1995, and sections 28OB of the Fisheries Act 1983 and 369 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries, after having regard to the matters specified in section 28D of the Fisheries Act 1983, makes the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Northland Scallop Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice 2001.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this notice, the term "Northland Scallop Fishery" has the meaning given to it in section
2 (1) of the Fisheries Act 1996.
3. Total allowable commercial catch for Northland scallops reduced-The total allowable commercial catch for Northland scallops is reduced from 60.000 tonnes to 40.000 tonnes meatweight.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of August 2001.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.