Pursuant to section 5 (5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, the Minister of Conservation notifies that he has received an application from
Dave Hawkshaw Abbott
on 27 May 2004 to film marine mammals under water.
This activity has the potential to disturb marine mammals and therefore will require a permit.
A copy of the application can be obtained from the Department of Conservation, Marine Conservation Unit, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Manager, Marine Conservation Unit, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington, within 28 days after publication of this notice.
Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.
Dated this 18th day of June 2004.
JOHN OMBLER, Regional General Manager (Central).