Pursuant to section 20 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title- This notice is the Fisheries (Chatham Islands Scallop Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice 2003.
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 31 March 2003.
3. Application-This notice applies on and after 1 April 2003.
4. Interpretation-In this notice, references to "quota management area" and "fishstock code" have the same meanings as in the Fisheries (Declaration of New Stock Subject to the Quota Management System) Notice 2001 (SR 2001/318).
5. Total Allowable Commercial Catch-On and from 1 April 2003 the total allowable commercial catch for the Chatham Islands scallop quota management stock is that amount stated in the final column of the Schedule to this notice.
Schedule
Species Quota Management Area Fishstock Code Total Allowable Catch (meatweight tonnes)
Scallop 4 SCA4 23
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2003.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.
Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
On and from 1 April 2003, the total allowable commercial catch for the Chatham Islands scallop quota management stock is
23 tonnes.