Pursuant to section 14 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 (North Island Eels Total Allowable Catch) Notice 2007.
2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on 30 September 2007.
3. Application—This notice applies on and from 1 October 2007.
4. Interpretation—In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires, 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 (No 2) 2003.
5. 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 Quota Management Area Quota Management System Fishstock Code Total Allowable Catch(greenweight tonnes)
Long-finned freshwater eel 20 LFE 20 39
21 LFE 21 60
22 LFE 22 34
23 LFE 23 34
Short-finned freshwater eel 20 SFE 20 148
21 SFE 21 181
22 SFE 22 121
23 SFE 23 36
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of September 2007.
JIM ANDERTON, 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 2007, alters the total allowable catch for each North Island eel quota management stock listed, on and from 1 October 2007 as follows:
? The TAC for long-finned freshwater eel in area 20 is decreased from 67 tonnes to 39 tonnes.
? The TAC for long-finned freshwater eel in area 21 is decreased from 92 tonnes to 60 tonnes.
? The TAC for long-finned freshwater eel in area 22 is decreased from 54 tonnes to 34 tonnes.
? The TAC for long-finned freshwater eel in area 23 is decreased from 66 tonnes to 34 tonnes.
? The TAC for short-finned freshwater eel in area 20 is decreased from 211 tonnes to 148 tonnes.
? The TAC for short-finned freshwater eel in area 21 is decreased from 210 tonnes to 181 tonnes.
? The TAC for short-finned freshwater eel in area 22 is decreased from 135 tonnes to 121 tonnes.
? The TAC for short-finned freshwater eel in area 23 is decreased from 50 tonnes to 36 tonnes.