Pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992, the Acting Director-General of Conservation hereby declares that from the date of this notice until 1 May 2012, no new permits shall be granted for commercial operations to view or swim with Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) in the following areas:
(a) Akaroa Harbour Operational Zone, defined here
as all those waters between Pompey’s Pillar (173°4.691E 43°51.292S; 2516309 East, 5706022 North (NZMG GD1949)) and Snuffle Nose (172°49.578E 43°53.412S; 2496063 East, 5702086 North (NZMG GD1949)) including Akaroa
Harbour and extending out perpendicular to the shore to 4 nautical miles from the shore; and
(b) Lyttelton Harbour Operational Zone, defined here
as all those waters between South Brighton Surf Club (172°44.204E 43°31.432S; 2488750 East, 5742779 North (NZMG GD1949)) and Wakaroa Point (172°55.956E 43°37.481S; 2504589 East, 5731600 North (NZMG GD1949)), including Lyttelton Harbour and extending out perpendicular to the shore to 4 nautical miles from the shore.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January 2008.
JOHN CUMBERPATCH.
(DOC CO NHS-12-07-65)