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 (Scallop Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Notice 2005.
2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on 31 March 2006.
3. Application—This notice applies on and from 1 April 2006.
4. Interpretation—In this notice, references to “species”, “quota management area” and “quota management system fishstock code” have the same meanings as in the Fisheries (Declaration of New Stocks Subject to Quota Management System) Notice 2005.
5. Total Allowable Commercial Catch—On and from 1 April 2006, the total allowable commercial catch for each quota management stock is that amount stated in the final column of the Schedule to this notice.
Schedule
Species Quota Management Area Quota Management System Fishstock Code Total Allowable Commercial Catch (Meatweight tonnes)
Scallop 1A SCA1A 1
2A SCA2A 1
3 SCA3 1
5 and 6 (combined) SCA5 1
7A SCA7A 1
7B SCA7B 1
7C SCA7C 1
8A SCA8A 1
9A SCA9A 1
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 2005.
DAVID BENSON-POPE, 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 31 March 2006, sets the total allowable commercial catch for each quota management stock listed, on and from the first day of the next fishing year.