Pursuant to section 11 (4) (b) (i) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries hereby gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Paterson Inlet Temporary Scallop Prohibition) Notice 2003.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this notice:
(a) "Scallop" means a mollusc of the species Pecten novaezelandiae.
(b) "Paterson Inlet" encompasses those waters that lie within a straight line drawn from Ackers Point on Stewart Island (at approximately 46 53.74ó S and 168 09.86ó E) to Bullers Point on The Neck on Stewart Island (at approximately 46 55.21ó S and 168 11.65ó E).
3. Temporary prohibition on taking of scallops from Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island-Notwithstanding anything in Regulation 5 of the Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1991, the Minister of Fisheries hereby prohibits the taking or possession of any scallops taken from Paterson Inlet from 1 October 2003 until 30 September 2007 (both dates inclusive).
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of August 2003.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.