Pursuant to section 5 of the Marine Mammals Protection
Act 1978, the Director-General of Conservation notifies
that an application was received from David Jacobs on
20 September 2006 to:
? Hold an adult New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) for the purpose of tanning the skin. The resulting product will ultimately be used for a cultural display.
Further details of the application can be obtained from Helen McConnell, Senior Technical Support Officer – Marine Mammals, Marine Conservation Unit, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington. Telephone: (04) 471 3062.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Manager, Marine Conservation Unit, 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 of the information in the submission.