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 and commencement-(1) This notice is the Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2003.
(2) This notice comes into force on 30 September 2003.
2. Interpretation-In this notice, the fishstock codes, quota management areas and quota management system codes have the same definition as in the Fisheries (Declaration of New Stocks Subject to Quota Management System) Notice (No. 2) 2002 and the Fisheries (Declaration of New Stocks Subject to Quota Management System) Amendment Notice 2003.
3. Total Allowable Catch-The Total Allowable Catch for each quota management stock is that amount stated in the final column of the Schedule to this notice.
Schedule
Species FishstockCode Quota ManagementArea Quota ManagemenSystem Code Total Allowable Catch(greenweight tonnes)
Leatherjacket LEA1LEA9 1 and 9 (combined) LEA1 203
LEA2LEA7LEA8 2, 7 and 8 (combined) LEA2 1196
LEA3LEA5LEA6 3, 5 and 6 (combined) LEA3 108
LEA4 4 LEA4 10
LEA10 10 LEA10 0
Rough skate RSK1RSK2 1 and 2 (combined) RSK1 114
RSK3RSK4RSK5RSK6 3, 4, 5 and 6 (combined) RSK3 1672
RSK7 7 RSK7 205
RSK8RSK9 8 and 9(combined) RSK8 24
RSK10 10 RSK10 0
Sea urchin, kina, sea egg SUR1 1A SUR1A 172
SUR1 1B SUR1B 324
SUR2 2A SUR2A 204
SUR2 2B SUR2B 102
SUR8 8 SUR8 26
SUR9 9 SUR9 33
SUR10 10 SUR10 0
Short-finned fresh water eels SFE17 4 SFE17 15
Long-finned fresh water eels LFE17 4 LFE17 3
Smooth skate SSK1SSK2 1 and 2(combined) SSK1 40
SSK3SSK4SSK5SSK6 3, 4, 5 and 6(combined) SSK3 587
SSK7 7 SSK7 217
SSK8SSK9 8 and 9(combined) SSK8 23
SSK10 10 SS10 0
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 2003.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.
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 2003, sets the total allowable catch for each quota management stock listed, on and from the first day of the next fishing year for the stock concerned.