Pursuant to Regulation 6 (3) of the Fisheries (South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Fishery) Regulations 2000, the chief executive of the Ministry of Fisheries hereby makes the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Fisheries (South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Fishery Annual Catch Limit) Variation Notice 2003.
(2) This notice comes into effect on the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-Terms used in this notice have the same meaning as defined in the Fisheries (South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Fishery) Regulations 2000.
3. Annual catch limit varied-The annual catch limit for the high seas area of the South Tasman Rise orange roughy fishery for the season that commenced on 1 March 2003 is decreased to 100 greenweight tonnes.
4. Date of variation-The varied annual catch limit takes effect on 14 July 2003.
5. Revocation-The Fisheries (South Tasman Rise Orange Roughy Fishery Annual Catch Limit) Notice 2003
(No. F238) which appeared in the New Zealand Gazette,
27 February 2003, page 493, is revoked.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of July 2003.
JANE WILLING, Manager International & Biosecurity, Ministry of Fisheries (acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive, Ministry of Fisheries).