Pursuant to section 13 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries, makes the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-This notice is the Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch) Notice (No. 3) 2002.
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 30 September 2002.
3. Interpretation-In this notice unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) The fishstock codes referred to in the Schedule have the same meaning as in Schedule 3 of the Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2001;
(b) The quota management areas (other than paua quota management areas) referred to by reference number in the Schedule to this notice are the fishery management areas having the same reference number in the Parts I and II of the First Schedule to the Fisheries Act 1996. Where 2 or more quota management areas are shown as combined in respect of any species of fish the combined areas together comprise 1 quota management area for that species;
(c) The quota management areas for paua referred to by reference number in the Schedule to this notice are the quota management areas for paua having the same reference number described in Part III of the First Schedule to the Fisheries Act 1996.
4. Total Allowable Catches-The total allowable catch for each quota management area relating to each quota management stock is that amount stated in the final column of the Schedule to this notice.
Schedule
Total Allowable Catches
Species Quota Management Area Fishstock Code Total Allowable Catch (greenweight tonnes)
Elephant fish 3, 4 ELE3 960
Ling 1, 9 LIN1 463
Orange roughy 2A ORH2A 714
Orange roughy 2B ORH2B 104
Orange roughy 3A ORH3A 232
Oreos 3A, 3B OEO3A 3255
Paua 5B PAU5B 105
Paua 5D PAU5D 159
Paua 7 PAU7 220.24
Red gurnard 3, 4, 5, 6 GUR3 806
Rubyfish 1 RBY1 318
Silver warehou 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 SWA1 3003
Snapper 2 SNA2 450
Stargazer 7 STA7 1000
Tarakihi 1, 9 TAR1 1773
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of September 2002.
Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice, which comes into force on 30 September 2002, sets or varies the total allowable catch of the stocks listed, on and from the first day of the next fishing year for the stock concerned.